Opeyo Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Opeyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Opeyo (73) may also be a first name.
Opeyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opeyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opeyo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Opeyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Opeyo? popularity and diffusion
Opeyo is the 1,422,956th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Opeyo live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Opeyo is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 73 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Opeyo is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 91 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Opeyo exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opeyod | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opey | 89 | 24 | / |
| Hopeyou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Opiyo | 80 | 69,452 | / |
| Apeyo | 80 | 1,008 | / |
| Opejo | 80 | 989 | / |
| Ophey | 80 | 649 | / |
| Oppey | 80 | 426 | / |
| Hopey | 80 | 357 | / |
| Opayo | 80 | 169 | / |
| Epeyo | 80 | 71 | / |
| Opeya | 80 | 43 | / |
| Gopey | 80 | 36 | / |
| Opuyo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Opeye | 80 | 15 | / |
| Opoyo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Opeyu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Opeyi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Opyio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Opeio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Opiey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opyyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oupey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Opuiyo | 73 | 818 | / |
| Opayou | 73 | 89 | / |
| Opheys | 73 | 64 | / |
| Hoppey | 73 | 60 | / |
| Houpey | 73 | 14 | / |
| Epieyo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hoopey | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gopeya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oupayo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Opoiyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Opiyoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goupey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Apeiyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opeeye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gopiyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opioyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ophayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gopayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epeyoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apeyoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apeyot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goopey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopfey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ospejo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Opie | 67 | 4,684 | / |
| Opei | 67 | 1,400 | / |
| Epey | 67 | 1,197 | / |
| Opou | 67 | 724 | / |
| Opue | 67 | 500 | / |
| Opoi | 67 | 498 | / |
| Opay | 67 | 470 | / |
| Opea | 67 | 311 | / |
| Opee | 67 | 290 | / |
| Apey | 67 | 167 | / |
| Oupayou | 67 | 113 | / |
| Opae | 67 | 101 | / |
| Opoy | 67 | 97 | / |
| Hopayou | 67 | 55 | / |
| Opoe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Opye | 67 | 24 | / |
| Opoa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Opeyaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Opeu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Opuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oupeuho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Opeyo
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