Opinya Surname

315,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9141:42,7135,376
Kenya2361:195,67814,391
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Opinya (15) may also be a first name.

Opinya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opinya is most common in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opinya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 315,757th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,134,298 people. The surname Opinya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opinya reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Opinya is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 914 people, or 1 in 42,713. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Amolatar District, where 29 percent are found, Soroti District, where 16 percent are found and Kole District, where 13 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Opinya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opinia831,894/
Apinya8385/
Opinyo8363/
Openya8321/
Opinea831/
Opinha830/
Aphinya77213/
Ospinia774/
Hopinia771/
Apinyah771/
Opiña731,308/
Openja67301/
Opinio67286/
Openia67247/
Apinyo6777/
Apenya6727/
Openyo6722/
Opeñia678/
Ouppinjai675/
Apigna673/
Opiñia672/
Opegna671/
Opinjo671/
Openea671/

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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 Opinya
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