Opoku Surname

2,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Opoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana185,3701:14611
United States1,4441:251,01023,852
England1,3731:40,5815,218
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Canada2791:132,06313,716
Spain1691:276,63917,132
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
Germany1641:490,88742,238
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Finland211:261,74820,300
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
China191:71,964,2933,948
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Norway121:428,52437,411
Scotland101:535,38220,332
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Wales81:386,81619,671
France61:11,070,454349,096
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800

Opoku (16,620) may also be a first name.

Opoku Last Name Facts

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

Opoku (Russian: Опоку) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opoku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,958th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,357 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Opoku reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opoku is also the 43,222nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 16,620 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 185,370 people, or 1 in 146. Apart from Ghana this last name exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Opoku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Opoku are 41.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Opoku earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.36% less than the national average, earning 199,492 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.1% less than the national average, earning R 128,088 per year; in United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.01% less than the national average, earning $45,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opokou91432/
Ophoku914/
Opouku912/
Opokeu911/
Opoukou837/
Oppokou831/
Opeku80646/
Epoku80112/
Opuku8054/
Apoku8038/
Opaku8036/
Opocu801/
Opouckou779/
Apokou7322/
Opocou7311/
Opakui731/
Opékou731/
Opekou731/
Apoikou6718/
Epoukou675/
Ophakhu673/
Apoukou671/
Oppakud671/

Opoku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opoku in the Russian language
Опокуopoku-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opoku
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