Opesanwo Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opesanwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opesanwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889

Opesanwo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Opesanwo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Opesanwo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opesanwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Opesanwo reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 32 percent reside, Ogun, where 29 percent reside and Oyo, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opesan Wo943/
Opesanowo941/
Opesonwo886/
Opasanwo881/
Opesamwo881/
Opesan86310/
Opaesan8043/
Opeesan802/
Opesaen801/
Opsan772/
Opesanya7554/
Obisanwo7539/
Obasanwo7534/
Opesanyi754/
Epesanio751/
Opesen71412/
Opisan71145/
Opasno7126/
Oposan7124/
Opsann7115/
Apesan717/
Opesun715/
Opasan713/
Opsino712/
Obsano711/
Ipesan711/
Oupsan711/
Opaesn711/
Opsani711/
Opsuwan67104/
Obiesan6729/
Opeosun6726/
Opasyan6721/
Obaesan6718/
Opaswan6714/
Obeisan679/
Opeseni675/
Opysana674/
Opesina672/
Episano672/
Obasano672/
Opasain672/
Apessan672/
Oposane672/
Apesaan671/
Obeesan671/
Opaisan671/
Opeesen671/
Opesene671/
Opesini671/
Opusain671/
Appesan671/
Upisano671/
Opasana671/
Apiesan671/
Oupasan671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opesanwo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis