Opoga Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opoga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opoga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda531:736,59036,183
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Opoga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opoga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opoga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Opoga reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Opoga is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda Opoga is primarily concentrated in: Serere District, where 68 percent live, Amuria District, where 21 percent live and Pallisa District, where 4 percent live. Excluding Uganda Opoga occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oponga91165/
Opogah91150/
Opogha912/
Hopogap8365/
Opounga831/
Apoga80542/
Opogo80169/
Opaga8082/
Epoga8050/
Opuga8041/
Opega8033/
Opogi8027/
Opoge8020/
Goipogay771/
Opanga732,397/
Aponga73949/
Opunga73232/
Opongo73222/
Opogot7359/
Odpaga7356/
Opongi737/
Apogea733/
Aphoga732/
Opagas732/
Oponge731/
Epogah731/
Apogah731/
Opagai731/
Eepoga731/
Gopaga731/
Gopogi731/
Gopogo731/
Opougo731/
Ophega731/
Opaaga731/
Gapoga731/
Ephoga731/
Opagah731/
Apoggad6717/
Opang'a676/
Opong'o674/
Oponguy672/
Hopanga672/
Opaunga671/
Apongha671/
Opangga671/
Oponghe671/

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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 Opoga
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