Opiru Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Opiru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,0821:36,0814,722
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England11:55,718,059489,080

Opiru Last Name Facts

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

Opiru occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,992nd most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,716,632 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opiru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 1,082 people, or 1 in 36,081. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Arua District, where 46 percent live, Maracha District, where 39 percent live and Abim District, where 3 percent live. Barring Uganda Opiru exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oupiru9111/
Ospiru914/
Opirui911/
Ophioru8316/
Ophiruz831/
Opuru80792/
Epiru80396/
Operu80283/
Apiru8018/
Epieru7379/
Opurou733/
Opuuru732/
Opurau732/
Oipuru731/
Apirus730/
Opperud67381/
Houpuru677/
Aphirup677/
Aphirut672/
Apiroup671/
Opetrus671/
Gopperu671/
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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 Opiru
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