Opija Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Opija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Opija (36) may also be a first name.
Opija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opija is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opija? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Opija are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 36 people.
Opija is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 69 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 8 percent live and Kakamega County, where 8 percent live. Not including Kenya Opija exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
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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 Opija
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