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) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ophia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ophia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ophia is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Ophia live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ophia is also the 781,395th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 140 people.

Ophia is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Ophia is mostly found in: Delta, where 76 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Ophia exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Fiji, where 4 percent are found.

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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  • 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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