Opeywa Surname
Approximately 436 people bear this surname
Opeywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 434 | 1:106,405 | 9,167 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Opeywa (55) may also be a first name.
Opeywa Demographics
Opeywa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Opeywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opeywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Opeywa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opeywa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Opeywa is the 681,965th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,714,555 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opeywa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 55 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 106,405. In Kenya Opeywa is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 56 percent live, Nairobi County, where 23 percent live and Kakamega County, where 17 percent live. Beside Kenya Opeywa is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Opeywa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Opeywa surname is predominantly Christian (92%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opewa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Opeyua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gopewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opeiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hopeiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opewo | 73 | 163 | / |
| Opawa | 73 | 58 | / |
| Apewa | 73 | 57 | / |
| Opiwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Opewe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Opeba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Opeva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopewatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opeewe | 67 | 140 | / |
| Opoeva | 67 | 80 | / |
| Apeawa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Opieva | 67 | 34 | / |
| Opaeva | 67 | 28 | / |
| Opheba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gopeva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Opueva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Opeeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opeabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opyeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apewua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opeiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oppawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opeabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opeabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opebyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oupeba | 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 Opeywa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis