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

The surname Ophia (Oriya: ଓଫିଆ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ophia? popularity and diffusion

Ophia is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Ophia live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 781,395th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 140 people.

Ophia is most widely held 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 live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Ebonyi, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ophia exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Fiji, where 4 percent live.

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
  • 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 Ophia
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