Opima Surname

356,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8161:47,8425,869
Philippines1941:521,84760,219
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Opima (38) may also be a first name.

Opima Last Name Facts

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

Opima is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 356,452nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,151,664 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Opima live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Opima is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 38 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 816 people, or 1 in 47,842. In Uganda Opima is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 53 percent are found, Maracha District, where 23 percent are found and Tororo District, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ophima9125/
Opimai9114/
Gopima912/
Opiema912/
Ospima912/
Ophioma8313/
Gopimma8310/
Ophimai834/
Opimach834/
Opema80859/
Opimi80644/
Opimo80580/
Apima80340/
Epima8042/
Opuma8029/
Opime805/
Hophimai771/
Gopimaya771/
Aphima7339/
Ophime7319/
Ephima7314/
Hapima739/
Abpima737/
Opaimi737/
Apimas735/
Ophema733/
Opemma732/
Ospimo732/
Apaima731/
Hopema731/
Apioma731/
Apimai731/
Apuima731/
Gapima731/
Opimei731/
Hopimo731/
Opimis731/
Gopemma6779/
Hoppema6727/
Ophiomo6722/
Aphimat6710/
Aspimaa678/
Apiomea673/
Aphimas671/
Hapimaa671/
O'Pimer671/
Hopumma671/
Euphima671/
Appimai671/

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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 Opima
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