Opiya Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3921:99,59010,032
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Opiya (395) may also be a first name.

Opiya Last Name Facts

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

Opiya (Hindi: ओपिया, Russian: Опия) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 706,244th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Opiya live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Opiya is also the 434,832nd most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 395 people.

The last name Opiya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 99,590. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kitgum District, where 22 percent live, Gulu District, where 21 percent live and Pader District, where 13 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gopiya91204/
Opiyah9116/
Opiyat917/
Hopiya911/
Hopiyah8323/
Opiyo8069,452/
Opoya802,026/
Apiya80668/
Opuya80416/
Opiye80230/
Opaya80107/
Opeya8043/
Opija8016/
Epiya8011/
Opaia807/
Opiyi803/
Opiey801/
Opuiyo73818/
Apiyah73276/
Aspiya73130/
Opouya7393/
Hopaya7356/
Aphiya7350/
Appiya7336/
Hapiya7329/
Epiyah7317/
Gopaya7315/
Gopeya737/
Opuyau735/
Opijah734/
Opoiyo734/
Opiyoh733/
Hopoya732/
Gopiyo732/
Opheia732/
Opioha732/
Hopeia732/
Opioyo732/
Atpiya731/
Apioya731/
Opoyah731/
Abpiya731/
Opauya731/
Gopiye731/
Hopaia731/
Opayau731/
Gapiya731/
Opuiyi731/
Opuiyp731/
Gopuya731/
Hopuiy731/
Opie674,684/
Opei671,400/
Opai67868/
Opoi67498/
Opay67470/
Opea67311/
Opaa67174/
Opae67101/
Opoy6797/
Appiyah6732/
Opui6731/
Opye6724/
Opey6724/
Hapiyah6724/
Opau6721/
Apfiyah6711/
Aspiyat6711/
Opoa6710/
Opeyaya679/
Aepiyah679/
Aphiyat677/
Hepiyah676/
Opuy674/
Opúa671/
Ouppaia671/

Opiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opiya in the Hindi language
ओपियाopiya57.14
ओपीयाopiya42.86
Opiya in the Russian language
Опияopia-

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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 Opiya
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