Opiem Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opiem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opiem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1151:339,47222,545
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Opiem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opiem is most common in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Opiem.

How Common Is The Last Name Opiem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Opiem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opiem are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 339,472. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Zombo District, where 57 percent are found, Nebbi District, where 20 percent are found and Buliisa District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Opiem exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opyiem916/
Opiyem912/
Ophiem912/
Opem89220/
Opim8930/
Oepim80639/
Opyem80302/
Apiem80152/
Ophem8038/
Opien8024/
Opeme8022/
Opiom8021/
Opeem805/
Gopim805/
Opime805/
Gopem804/
Ophim803/
Oppem802/
Odpim802/
Epiem801/
Opaim801/
Opyim801/
Opheim732,788/
Otphim73316/
Opøien73148/
Aupiem7319/
Ophime7319/
Opeyem7314/
Opehem7311/
Opiene735/
Opejim734/
Opeyum731/
Hoppem731/
Opieng731/
Ophien731/
Aspiem731/
Apiyem731/
Gopemm731/
Gopaim731/
Epem672,095/
Apem67749/
Apim67158/
Oppheim67116/
Epim6733/
Opeyeme673/
Opym671/
Obpeium671/
Oppehem670/

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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 Opiem
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