Opicho Surname

209,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opicho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opicho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9261:23,9772,711
Uganda521:750,75536,601

Opicho (425) may also be a first name.

Opicho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opicho is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opicho? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 209,010th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,684,300 people. The surname Opicho is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opicho live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 416,660th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 425 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,926 people, or 1 in 23,977. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 62 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 18 percent live and Kakamega County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Opicho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Opicho last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opico91307/
Oppichoh861/
Opicha83199/
Hopico8361/
Opucho8322/
Opieco8317/
Apicho838/
Opecho835/
Aphicho77118/
Ospicio7735/
Opeicha772/
Opiso73689/
Apico7353/
Opizo7333/
Opica736/
Opijo731/
Hospicio7138/
Opeitcha712/
Apaico67642/
Apecho67480/
Opicia67233/
Opisso67122/
Opecio6779/
Apicha6770/
Opizzo6742/
Opecha6717/
Apucho6715/
Opitso6710/
Opucha679/
Apisho675/
Opijah674/
Opieso674/
Apicio672/
Opisah672/
Epecho671/
Ospiso671/
Opișcă671/
Opisha671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Opicho
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