Opke Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
Turkey551:1,414,93556,482
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Öpke (3) are calculated separately.

Opke (18) may also be a first name.

Opke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opke is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Öpke. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,088,856th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Opke are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria Opke is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 19 percent are found, Benue, where 17 percent are found and Enugu, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Opke is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 24 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öpke923/
Hopke89847/
Oepke8916/
Opkeh8911/
Oupke895/
Ophke894/
Opker891/
Oipke891/
Opk862/
Hopkey80107/
Hoepke8068/
Hopker8064/
Hoppke8036/
Hopkie8014/
Hopcke8011/
Hopkke801/
Hopkee801/
Apke75604/
Epke75536/
Opka7541/
Opki7527/
Hopk753/
Gopk752/
Uopk752/
Opkx751/
Opkj751/
Opkg751/
Ospk751/
Ojpk751/
Obke751/
Hoepcke7317/
Hoeppke7316/
Hoepkei730/
Hoppkee730/
Hapke673,438/
Hopka671,188/
Hepke67575/
Uopka67239/
Aupke67152/
Höpke67105/
Gapke6766/
Epkey6737/
Hopki6729/
Apkhe6716/
Opkis6715/
Epcke6712/
Hobke6712/
Opkit6711/
Oebke677/
Apkeh675/
Opkai675/
Aapke675/
Häpke673/
Hopky673/
Oubke672/
Apkje672/
Öpkes672/
Apkey672/
Oupka672/
Hopkp671/
Epkie671/
Epkej671/
Opcea671/
Opkjh671/
Otpfk671/
Epkea671/
Apkea671/
Hopks671/
Hoppk671/
Ephke671/
Epkei671/
Opkaa671/
Oobke671/
Appke671/
Opkid671/
Hopqe671/
Oyvke671/
Aïpke671/
Eppke670/
Obkes670/

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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 Opke
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