Opiro Surname

109,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opiro Surname User-submission:

The Opiro surname means 'sac', that the baby was born with amniotic sac covering the baby. It also means 'luck', 'a lucky child born with the sac'.

Opiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,1531:9,4001,594
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Opiro (206) may also be a first name.

Opiro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Opiro surname means 'sac', that the baby was born with amniotic sac covering the baby. It also means 'luck', 'a lucky child born with the sac'.

- opiroken

Opiro Last Name Facts

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

Opiro is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,266th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,710,692 people. The last name Opiro occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opiro reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 630,600th most numerous first name in the world, held by 206 people.

Opiro is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,153 people, or 1 in 9,400. In Uganda Opiro is most prevalent in: Gulu District, where 48 percent reside, Nwoya District, where 30 percent reside and Amuru District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Opiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Opiro last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ozpiro9112/
Hopiro916/
Opiero915/
Opairo913/
Opirro911/
Gopiro911/
Opairoj831/
O'Spiro831/
Opira808,800/
Apiro80623/
Opero80446/
Epiro80200/
Opuro80188/
Opreo801/
Aspiro73118/
Opeero7372/
Opiera7331/
Apiero7327/
Apiroh7320/
Oipero7312/
Apitro7311/
Operoa739/
Ospero739/
Apioro737/
Apirot734/
Apairo734/
Gapiro733/
Opurou733/
Apiroy733/
Hopuro732/
Azpiro732/
Hopero732/
Opirah732/
Apiroi732/
Opaira731/
Ozpira731/
Ospira731/
Operro731/
Apiroj731/
Azpiroz671,707/
Aspiros67940/
Aspirot67615/
Aspiroz67456/
D'Epiro67240/
Hapiroh6740/
Apairoj6713/
Azpiros677/
Hospira677/
Aphirot675/
Goperoy675/
Apiroop673/
Hopuroh673/
Aphiroh671/
Aupirop671/
Apiroup671/
Apairot671/
Apairoi671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opiro
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