Opinya Surname
Approximately 1,188 people bear this surname
Opinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 914 | 1:42,713 | 5,376 |
| Kenya | 236 | 1:195,678 | 14,391 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Opinya (15) may also be a first name.
Opinya Demographics
Opinya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinia | 83 | 1,894 | / |
| Apinya | 83 | 85 | / |
| Opinyo | 83 | 63 | / |
| Openya | 83 | 21 | / |
| Opinea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opinha | 83 | 0 | / |
| Aphinya | 77 | 213 | / |
| Ospinia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hopinia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apinyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opiña | 73 | 1,308 | / |
| Openja | 67 | 301 | / |
| Opinio | 67 | 286 | / |
| Openia | 67 | 247 | / |
| Apinyo | 67 | 77 | / |
| Apenya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Openyo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Opeñia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ouppinjai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Apigna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opiñia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Openea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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