Opey Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Opey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Opey (73) may also be a first name.

Opey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opey (Russian: Опей) occurs most in Ghana. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opey is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Opey are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 73 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Not including Ghana it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Opey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Opey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Opey last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ophey89649/
Oppey89426/
Hopey89357/
Opeyo89152/
Opeya8943/
Gopey8936/
Opeye8915/
Opeyu8910/
Opeyi895/
Opiey891/
Oupey890/
Ope865,435/
Opy86801/
Opheys8064/
Hoppey8060/
Houpey8014/
Hoopey8010/
Gopeya807/
Goupey802/
Opeeye802/
Opeyod801/
Goopey801/
Hopfey800/
Gope75301,383/
Hope7581,866/
Opie754,684/
Opei751,400/
Epey751,197/
Oper751,047/
Opyd75686/
Oppe75647/
Oppy75540/
Opue75500/
Opeh75473/
Opay75470/
Opet75458/
Gopy75344/
Opea75311/
Opee75290/
Opes75269/
Hopy75246/
Apey75167/
Opez75133/
Ophe75130/
Opyt75125/
Opae75101/
Opoy7597/
Opyo7551/
Opoe7537/
Opye7524/
Opyć7515/
Oped759/
Opiy759/
Oupe756/
Opge756/
Oope755/
Opeu755/
Oepe755/
Opuy754/
Oipe754/
Ospy753/
Opyi752/
Ohpe752/
Oype752/
Opyh752/
Opys752/
Opep751/
Otpe751/
Opyy751/
Opje751/
Opfe751/
Odpy751/
Uopy751/
Opeyaya739/
Hopeyou734/
Hoppe6774,287/
Opiyo6769,452/
Opper673,136/
Gopee672,810/
Hopes672,435/
Gopie672,334/
Opfer672,314/
Opoya672,026/
Hopfe671,275/
Aspey671,152/
Goppe671,144/
Goupy671,011/
Apeyo671,008/
Opejo67989/
Opaye67667/
Houpe67607/
Opher67496/
Opiya67416/
Opuya67416/
Odper67340/
Apeya67324/
Hoper67307/
Oppie67238/
Opiye67230/
Gopye67228/
Hoppy67178/
Gophe67173/
Osper67170/
Opayo67169/
Epeya67159/
Hopej67147/
Hoope67136/
Hopei67117/
Goppy67111/
Opuye67109/
Opaya67107/
Gopay67105/
Gopea6796/
Oppes6794/
Houpy6794/
Opett6793/
Opoue6792/
Opayi6790/
Hapey6788/
Goupe6779/
Opoye6779/
Oupeu6774/
Epeyo6771/
Opaje6766/
Ophie6764/
Appey6764/
Eppey6763/
Hopea6762/
Țopea6752/
Opych6746/
Opeji6745/
Hopay6742/
Oppue6741/
Epeye6739/
Opyts6738/
Hopet6737/
Goopy6736/
Gapey6735/
Osped6735/
Opawe6733/
Gopiy6731/
Opess6730/
Hoepe6729/
Opech6727/
Opuyo6726/
Apeye6722/
Ozper6721/
Goipe6720/
Opeae6720/
Ophei6720/
Hohpe6719/
Ospea6718/
Ophee6716/
Odpes6713/
Ooper6712/
Opetz6712/
Opoyo6712/
Ouper6711/
Opoyi6711/
Hophe679/
Opeed679/
Oppei679/
Hopøy678/
Oppee678/
Ozpay678/
Hopie678/
Opaie678/
Gopei677/
Hopuy677/
Hospe677/
Opest677/
Apeyi677/
Opuyi677/
Goope676/
Opieh676/
Ope'e676/
Ophed676/
Gopyi675/
Oupet675/
Ouphe675/
Uopez675/
Oopez675/
Ospet675/
Gopoe674/
Hopee674/
Ophes674/
Opowe674/
Ophoe674/
Opeua674/
Obpay674/
Epeyi674/
Hospy673/
Opuje673/
Opyie673/
Hoped673/
Ophet673/
Opiyi673/
Hophy673/
Opets672/
Hopez672/
Ophea672/
Oshpe672/
Hopae672/
Opyio672/
Opytz672/
Opeio672/
Opeje672/
Oupeh672/
Obpie672/
Hopyt672/
Opayu672/
Oipoe672/
Otper671/
Oopie671/
Opeit671/
Opesh671/
Oppeh671/
Oppez671/
Hoopy671/
Goype671/
Gophy671/
Gopyo671/
Uoppe671/
Ephey671/
Opeha671/
Opheh671/
Gopoy671/
Hopeu671/
Hopeț671/
Hopoy671/
Hoipe671/
Opeet671/
Ophay671/
Opaeh671/
Oppea671/
Opyeh671/
Opyyo671/
Osphe671/
Oipyo671/
Epeyu671/
Opees671/
Opeid671/
Ochpe671/
Opfeu671/
Opueh671/
Hgope671/
Oupie671/
Oiphe671/
Oupae671/
Oupys671/
Ooppy671/
Oepfe671/
Hopfy670/
Gopfy670/
Hobpe670/

Opey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opey in the Russian language
Опейopej-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opey
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