Opeya Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Opeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Opeya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opeya (Russian: Опея) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opeya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Opeya occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Opeya live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Opeya is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Opeya is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 58 percent are found and Hela, where 42 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gopeya917/
Opea89311/
Opey8924/
Opeyaya839/
Opoya802,026/
Ophey80649/
Oppey80426/
Opuya80416/
Opiya80416/
Hopey80357/
Apeya80324/
Epeya80159/
Opeyo80152/
Opaya80107/
Gopea8096/
Hopea8062/
Țopea8052/
Gopey8036/
Opeae8020/
Ospea8018/
Opeye8015/
Opeyu8010/
Opeyi805/
Opeua804/
Ophea802/
Opiey801/
Opeha801/
Oppea801/
Oupey800/
Gopiya73204/
Opouya7393/
Opheys7364/
Hoppey7360/
Hopaya7356/
Opiyah7316/
Hapeya7316/
Gopaya7315/
Houpey7314/
Oppeat7313/
Hoopey7310/
Opiyat737/
Appeya737/
Opuyau735/
Hepeya735/
Eupeya734/
Aupeya734/
Hopeia732/
Hopoya732/
Opheia732/
Opeeye732/
Goupey732/
Goopey731/
Hoppea731/
Hopiya731/
Houpea731/
Hopeas731/
Oupeja731/
Gopeea731/
Opoyah731/
Opauya731/
Gapeya731/
Opayau731/
Opeyod731/
Gopuya731/
O'Spea730/
Hopfey730/
Opie674,684/
Apea671,901/
Opei671,400/
Epey671,197/
Opai67868/
Opue67500/
Opay67470/
Epea67341/
Opee67290/
Opaa67174/
Apey67167/
Opae67101/
Opoy6797/
Opoe6737/
Opye6724/
Hopiyah6723/
Opau6721/
Opoa6710/
Opheeja677/
Opeu675/
Hopeyou674/
Opuy674/
Opúa671/
Gopeeah671/
Appeyah671/
Gappeya671/
Hophead670/

Opeya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opeya in the Russian language
Опеяopea-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opeya
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