Opian Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda611:639,98833,288
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Opián (2) are calculated separately.

Opian (81) may also be a first name.

Opian Last Name Facts

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

Opian occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Opián. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Opian are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Opian is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 81 people.

Opian is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 639,988. In Uganda Opian is mostly found in: Kumi District, where 31 percent live, Amuria District, where 25 percent live and Katakwi District, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opián932/
Hopian9160/
Opiane9148/
Ospian9124/
Gopian917/
Opiang913/
Otpian913/
Opagian834/
Hospian833/
Gobpian831/
Apian80246/
Opyan80153/
Epian80120/
Opion8011/
Opean808/
Opiam804/
Houspian77292/
Opianová774/
Oophiang771/
Ouphiang771/
Hophiane771/
Apiang73260/
Aspian73127/
Hopjan7372/
Hapian7361/
Apiane7337/
Appian7333/
Aphian7315/
Hopyan739/
Ephian734/
Gopyan732/
Gapian732/
Hopián732/
Ophion732/
Opyang731/
Hepian731/
Opajon731/
Apijan731/
Hopianová7118/
Hopianova711/
Gapihan67330/
Apiatin6720/
Aspihan6718/
Hopyane6717/
Haspian6715/
Apiahan6714/
Hopjane6713/
Ahpiang6710/
Goppion677/
Apiasen671/
Hopyang671/
Hapijan671/
Hapjian671/
Apegian671/
Apeijan671/
Aphijan671/
Aspiand671/
Happian671/
Epejian671/
Apagian671/
Apianne671/
Apiasin671/
Gappian670/
Hopeann670/

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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 Opian
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