Opisa Surname

364,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8451:54,6515,465
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Opisa (182) may also be a first name.

Opisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opisa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Opisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 364,583rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,361,157 people. The last name Opisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Opisa are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 182 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 845 people, or 1 in 54,651. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 54 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Opisa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Opisa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opeisa91793/
Opisia91120/
Opisay9111/
Opiesa915/
Opisah912/
Ospisa911/
Opaisa911/
Opisca911/
Opisha911/
Opeisha8395/
Opeisia833/
Opiso80689/
Apisa80658/
Opusa80341/
Episa80162/
Opesa80145/
Opisi8086/
Opija8016/
Opica806/
Opiza804/
Opise802/
Hopaitsa77157/
Ophishas774/
Goipisah771/
Gopaisah771/
Hopoitsa771/
Apisay73411/
Apisai73349/
Apisah73247/
Opicia73233/
Opicha73199/
Opisso73122/
Opesha7389/
Appisa7379/
Opeesa7364/
Opijač7363/
Apaisa7362/
Gapisa7343/
Hapisa7332/
Opisco7317/
Aupisa7312/
Epissa7312/
Opitso7310/
Apisha739/
Opisip735/
Opeise734/
Opieso734/
Opijah734/
Opesai733/
Apissa733/
Gopisi733/
Hopisi733/
Hopiza732/
Opusai732/
Opieza732/
Opissi732/
Opeasa732/
Apisia732/
Apitsa732/
Apisaa731/
Opusah731/
Opuise731/
Opiese731/
Hepisa731/
Opesay731/
Opizia731/
Opaisi731/
Oppisi731/
Opuhsa731/
Opussa731/
Ospiso731/
Episaa731/
Epaisa731/
Apiesa731/
Episah731/
Gopise731/
Opessa731/
Hophaisia711/
Hapisah67122/
Opiosso6735/
Hepisah6728/
Hopisoh6722/
Gopisie6714/
Gopisih6713/
Hapidsa674/
Apaisai674/
Appissa673/
Hophisi673/
Hopicia672/
Opeicha672/
Ospicia672/
Apisaya671/
Gopesha671/
Gopishe671/
Opesaha671/
Ophicia671/
Oupissi671/
Gopisei671/
Epaaisa671/
Apisiah671/
Hopishe671/
Gopaysa671/
Apishah671/
Opisith670/

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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 Opisa
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