Ophals Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ophals Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ophals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
United States391:9,293,819392,288

Ophals Last Name Facts

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

Ophals is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ophals? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Ophals occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Ophals live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ophals is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 108,459. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 69 percent live, Walloon Region, where 19 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 12 percent live. Barring Belgium this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live.

Ophals Last Name Statistics demography

Ophals earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ophaels921/
Opals917/
Gopals8312/
Gopauls772/
Apals739/
Ofals732/
Epals731/
Apales67853/
Opholz678/
Opoles676/
Gopalz673/
Apauls672/
Aphels671/
Oppols671/
Opalez671/
Opohlz671/
Ephols671/
Ofales670/
Apalls670/

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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
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  • 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 Ophals
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