Opia Surname

77,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,1091:43,1113,383
Uganda1,7501:22,3083,248
Philippines1721:588,59464,534
Ivory Coast1391:165,9807,542
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Congo171:293,4768,994
England161:3,482,379114,324
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Opia (537) may also be a first name.

Opia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opia is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opia is the 77,268th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,151,089 people. The surname Opia is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Opia live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opia is also the 363,820th most common first name worldwide, held by 537 people.

The surname Opia is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,109 people, or 1 in 43,111. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 61 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Rivers, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Opia exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Opia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Opia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Opia surname expanded 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Opia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Opia are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Opia earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opiah891,005/
Hopia89754/
Gopia8991/
Opiat8973/
Oppia8937/
Ophia8925/
Opias8917/
Opija8916/
Ospia8910/
Otpia895/
Odpia891/
Opiae891/
Opiaa891/
Hopiah80115/
Opijač8063/
Hopiaj8036/
Houpia807/
Opijah804/
Opoiya804/
Oppiah802/
Opioha802/
Opayia802/
Oopiah801/
Goipia801/
Goypia801/
Opio75114,782/
Apia754,525/
Epia75931/
Opea75311/
Opya757/
Ápia753/
Odpiast731/
Gopaiya731/
Appia676,863/
Apiah671,740/
Gopio671,280/
Aspia67869/
Aphia67517/
Hopio67362/
Gopya67289/
Oppio67148/
Hapia67113/
Apias67108/
Epiah6775/
Epiha6774/
Hopea6762/
Țopea6752/
Ephia6740/
Gapia6734/
Apija6733/
Apiae6731/
Apgia6725/
Apiat6725/
Hepia6724/
Eppia6715/
Ahpia6712/
Opiot677/
Apiap674/
Oppja673/
Apiad673/
Epiay672/
Ophea672/
Epija672/
Opijo671/
Opiod671/
Ospio671/
Oppea671/
Eupia671/
Opjai671/
Opeha671/
Opiho671/
Opioh671/
Opieo671/
Hopya671/
Ophio671/
Apiaa671/
Oipio671/
Apiha671/
Apiea671/
Apiaz671/
Apiay671/
Atpia671/
Opeay670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opia
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