Opiew Surname

39,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Opiew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opiew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia12,8781:7,5751,180
Kenya3031:152,40912,099
South Sudan161:713,442947
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Opiew (5,353) may also be a first name.

Opiew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opiew occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opiew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opiew is the 39,718th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 551,544 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opiew reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Opiew is also the 92,114th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 5,353 people.

The surname Opiew is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 12,878 people, or 1 in 7,575. Without taking into account Ethiopia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and South Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Opiew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Opiew earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opiw8910/
Opew894/
Opiev8058/
Opeiw803/
Opiwz801/
Apiew801/
O'Pew801/
Hopew801/
Opeife7310/
Opiyow731/
Ospiev731/
Apew6715/
Apiw6714/
Opev673/
Epew673/
Epiw671/
Opiv671/
Opeb671/

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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 Opiew
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