Opiye Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Opiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 177 | 1:46,066 | 5,702 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
Opiye (59) may also be a first name.
Opiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opiye occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,076,574th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Opiye are found; 77 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 77 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Opiye is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 59 people.
The surname Opiye is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 46,066. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 81 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 12 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 6 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Opiye
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