Ophir Surname

155,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ophir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ophir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2,6601:3,217441
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ophir (13,882) may also be a first name.

Ophir Last Name Facts

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

Ophir (Marathi: ओफीर) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ophir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ophir is the 155,943rd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,594,356 people. Ophir is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ophir are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 48,908th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 13,882 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 2,660 people, or 1 in 3,217. In Israel it is most numerous in: Central District, where 31 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent are found and Haifa District, where 15 percent are found. Barring Israel this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Ophir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ophir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ophir surname rose 4,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ophir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ophir surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Ophir earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $57,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ophier912/
Gophir911/
Opheir911/
Opir89181/
Opphire831/
Ouphier831/
Hophier830/
Opier80587/
Opher80496/
Hopir80133/
Ozpir8049/
Opire8039/
Gopir8038/
Aphir8022/
Ophre8016/
Oppir802/
Ofhir801/
Opior801/
Opair801/
Gopher73625/
Oppier73305/
Opaire7349/
Oupier7326/
Gaphir738/
Hopher733/
Ophere733/
Opfair732/
Ephier731/
Gopeir731/
Hopier730/
Ospher730/
Hoopir730/
Ophfer730/
Hoppir730/
Opre671,466/
Ofir671,215/
Oper671,047/
Apir67713/
Opyr67159/
Epir67145/
Houpier6753/
Hoopher673/
Opirova672/
Ephierh671/
Hotpair671/
Opjr671/
Hephier670/
Hofhair670/
Hoopirt670/
Hoppier670/
Hophfer670/

Ophir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ophir in the Marathi language
ओफीरophira-

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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 Ophir
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