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 last name Opija is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Opija occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Opija reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 36 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Opija is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 69 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 8 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
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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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