Opley Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Opley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Opley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opley has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Opley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Opley live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Opley is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Opley is most frequent in: New York, where 75 percent are found and Georgia, where 25 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 29 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found.

Opley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Opley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopley913,798/
Opleye9111/
Gopley913/
Oopley911/
Ople894,105/
Oply8910/
Hoppley83126/
Hoopley831/
Epley804,855/
Apley80436/
Gople80176/
Opler80172/
Oplay80128/
Opple8047/
Ouple8026/
Oplet8023/
Oplya8014/
Oplie8010/
Hople809/
Oplyo801/
Opleu801/
Oples801/
Hoply801/
Oplei801/
Oplea801/
Osple801/
Eppley732,277/
Hopple731,118/
Hoople73534/
Hopler73432/
Aspley73401/
Appley73309/
Oppler73188/
Hoploe7323/
Opelle7318/
Hapley7311/
Oupleu738/
Hepley733/
Opplet733/
Opelly732/
Aphley732/
Opilly731/
Oplaye731/
Ophlie731/
Oplesh731/
Opless731/
Opliya731/
Ouplet731/
Oploje731/
Opplee731/
Hopleu731/
Opliae731/
Hoplay730/
Houply730/
Gapley730/
Hosple730/
Hopply730/
Hoppler67583/
Opla67330/
Eple67121/
Aple67102/
Happley6743/
Opli6724/
Oplesch6723/
Gopelle678/
Hopfler676/
Aply673/
Applehy672/
Oplloyd672/
Epplley671/
Heppley671/
Hopplet671/
Hospler671/
Opellea671/
Gopilly671/
Ozpleit671/
Epelley671/
Oupplee671/
Appleyd670/
Haspley670/
Appliey670/
Hooplea670/
Hopleit670/
Heplley670/
Hoopple670/
Hoopler670/
Hoplett670/

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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
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  • 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 Opley
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