Opiu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Opiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Opiu (8) may also be a first name.
Opiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opiu is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Opiu occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Opiu live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 8 people.
The surname Opiu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Opiu is most common in: Central, where 50 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Opiu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opieu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gopiu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Opius | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hopius | 80 | 7 | / |
| Opouiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hopiut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Apiu | 75 | 3,173 | / |
| Epiu | 75 | 610 | / |
| Hoppius | 73 | 153 | / |
| Goupiou | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hophius | 73 | 0 | / |
| Apiou | 67 | 831 | / |
| Epieu | 67 | 158 | / |
| Apieu | 67 | 126 | / |
| Aupiu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Opoju | 67 | 43 | / |
| Opoyu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Opeyu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Apius | 67 | 10 | / |
| Apiju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Opuyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apiut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opeju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apiuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Appiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uipiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adpiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapiu | 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
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- 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 Opiu
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