Opigi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Opigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Opigi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opigi occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Opigi.

How Common Is The Last Name Opigi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Opigi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opigi reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Opigi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Opigi occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gopigi913/
Opige801,393/
Opiga80225/
Apigi80222/
Opisi8086/
Opici8029/
Opegi801/
Opigez73803/
Oppici73423/
Opizzi7394/
Ospizi7316/
Opichi7315/
Opisip735/
Hopizi734/
Hopici734/
Hopisi733/
Opigha733/
Opeiji733/
Apighi731/
Oppisi731/
Opaisi731/
Opigoa731/
Gopizi731/
Oppizzi67341/
Gapigai6717/
Hophisi673/
Oupijit671/
Apaingi671/
Ophighe671/
Oppiger671/
Opisith670/

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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 Opigi
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