Opiah Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opiah Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word opieh, which means 'well-done'. It originates from Mbube Ogoja local government, Cross River State, Nigeria.

Opiah Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9541:185,68411,291
England221:2,532,63991,802
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Opiah (179) may also be a first name.

Opiah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word opieh, which means 'well-done'. It originates from Mbube Ogoja local government, Cross River State, Nigeria.

- opieh
DNA test information

Opiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opiah is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 360,343rd most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,251,289 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Opiah are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opiah is also the 681,368th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 179 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 954 people, or 1 in 185,684. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopiah91115/
Opijah914/
Oppiah912/
Oopiah911/
Opia896,331/
Apiah801,740/
Hopia80754/
Gopia8091/
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Opiat8073/
Oppia8037/
Ophia8025/
Opias8017/
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Otpia805/
Opiae801/
Odpia801/
Opiho801/
Opioh801/
Opiaa801/
Appiah73249,775/
Hapiah73321/
Opijač7363/
Hopiaj7336/
Eppiah7315/
Aphiah7315/
Abpiah7311/
Houpia737/
Opoiya734/
Opioha732/
Opayia732/
Apiaha731/
Gapiah731/
Atpiah731/
Goypia731/
Goipia731/
Opio67114,782/
Apia674,525/
Epia67931/
Opea67311/
Appiaah678/
Opya677/
Auppiah673/
Ápia673/
Hapiach672/
Apppiah672/
Haapiah672/
Gopeeah671/
Odpiast671/
Happiah671/
Appiach671/
Gopaiya671/
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