Opiw Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Opiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Opiw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opiw occurs more in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opiw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opiw is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Opiw reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,268,342. Beside South Sudan this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opiew8913,213/
Opeiw893/
Opiwz891/
Opeiwe801/
Apiw7514/
Opew754/
Epiw751/
Opiv751/
Opiev6758/
Opewe679/
Aphiw675/
Ophiv674/
Gopiv673/
Apiwe672/
Ahpiw672/
Appiw671/
Opeif671/
Apiew671/
O'Pew671/
Hopew671/
Opitv671/

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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 Opiw
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