Opitu Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Opitu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Opitu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opitu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opitu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opitu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Opitu is the 3,485,539th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opitu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Opitu is most numerous in: Amolatar District, where 35 percent are found, Lira District, where 23 percent are found and Arua District, where 19 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opietu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Opuitu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Opiotu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Oputu | 80 | 1,395 | / |
| Opetu | 80 | 707 | / |
| Epitu | 80 | 144 | / |
| Apitu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Apietu | 73 | 368 | / |
| Epietu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Hapitu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Opetau | 73 | 11 | / |
| Opyotu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Apaitu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Appietu | 67 | 701 | / |
| Apeitou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Apuitau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Opetush | 67 | 3 | / |
| Apithou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphitou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opeatut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aputu | 60 | 724 | / |
| Apetu | 60 | 709 | / |
| Eputu | 60 | 78 | / |
| Epetu | 60 | 52 | / |
| Apeatu | 55 | 567 | / |
| Epaytu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Apetau | 55 | 2 | / |
| Epeutu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Epetau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aphetu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Epettu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Appeatu | 50 | 7 | / |
| Apeitoo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hapaytu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Opeytoo | 50 | 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 Opitu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis