Opigbe Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Opigbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Opigbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opigbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Opigbe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Opigbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Opigbe is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Opigbe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 37 percent live, Kaduna, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiegbe | 92 | 21 | / |
| Opaingbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ohpeigbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Opigwe | 83 | 16 | / |
| Opeagbe | 77 | 150 | / |
| Apoigbe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Oppigwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Opuigbi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Apaigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oupigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opuigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opiegba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opique | 67 | 4 | / |
| Apegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apaigba | 62 | 6 | / |
| Opeagba | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ophegba | 62 | 1 | / |
| Opiekwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Apique | 50 | 421 | / |
| Apegba | 50 | 194 | / |
| Apigwa | 50 | 9 | / |
| Opegui | 50 | 4 | / |
| Apegue | 50 | 4 | / |
| Opequa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Apikue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Opikwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Apegwe | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Opigbe
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