Ophia Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Fiji

Ophia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ophia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ophia (140) may also be a first name.

Ophia Last Name Facts

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

Ophia (Oriya: ଓଫିଆ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ophia.

How Common Is The Last Name Ophia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Ophia is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Ophia reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 781,395th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 140 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Ophia is primarily found in: Delta, where 76 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Ophia exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Fiji, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opia896,331/
Opiah801,005/
Hopia80754/
Aphia80517/
Gopia8091/
Opiat8073/
Ephia8040/
Oppia8037/
Opias8017/
Opija8016/
Ospia8010/
Otpia805/
Ohfia803/
Ophea802/
Opiae801/
Opeha801/
Ophio801/
Opiaa801/
Odpia801/
Hopiah73115/
Opijač7363/
Hopiaj7336/
Apphia7323/
Aphiah7315/
Gaphia738/
Houpia737/
Opoiya734/
Opioha732/
Oppiah732/
Opayia732/
Aphija732/
Gophya731/
Goipia731/
Uophio731/
Goypia731/
Oopiah731/
Opio67114,782/
Apia674,525/
Ofia671,404/
Epia67931/
Opea67311/
Haphija6711/
Opya677/
Ápia673/
Odpiast671/
Offuhia671/
Gopaiya671/
Aphaiya671/

Ophia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ophia in the Oriya language
ଓଫିଆophi'a-

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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 Ophia
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