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
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
| 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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