Opkala Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Opkala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Opkala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opkala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opkala is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opkala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Opkala is the 2,555,468th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opkala live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Opkala is mostly found in: Lagos, where 29 percent reside, Delta, where 20 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Opkala is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkala | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gopkala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Apkala | 83 | 20 | / |
| Opkale | 83 | 6 | / |
| Opkali | 83 | 4 | / |
| Epkala | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hopkalo | 77 | 1,540 | / |
| Gopkalo | 77 | 386 | / |
| Hopkała | 77 | 29 | / |
| Eppkala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Appkatla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Apkali | 67 | 8 | / |
| Apkela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Apkola | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opkole | 67 | 3 | / |
| Epcala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opkoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apcala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apkaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apkale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapkalo | 62 | 16 | / |
| Apkolla | 62 | 15 | / |
| Hobkalo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Abkhala | 62 | 3 | / |
| Gapkalo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Abkailah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hebkallah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Avkale | 50 | 76 | / |
| Abkale | 50 | 4 | / |
| Abcala | 50 | 1 | / |
| Obkolo | 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 Opkala
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