Opobu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Opobu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opobu is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Opobu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opobu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Opobu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opobu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Opobu is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ophobu911/
Opowu80116/
Epobu8012/
Opubu802/
Opabu801/
Opoowu7317/
Apobui732/
Opubau731/
Opouwu731/
Apobou731/
Apoubou6754/
Opasbut672/
Ophatbut6212/
Goupawou621/
Apabu6076/
Epebu6024/
Apebu609/
Epabu607/
Apowu602/
Opawu601/
Apowus551/
Heppebu501/
Aupabut501/
Aponpuh501/
Appabui501/

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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 Opobu
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