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

Opinya is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opinya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 315,757th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,134,298 people. Opinya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opinya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Opinya is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 15 people.

Opinya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 914 people, or 1 in 42,713. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Amolatar District, where 29 percent are found, Soroti District, where 16 percent are found and Kole District, where 13 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs 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 bearing the Opinya last name is predominantly 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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