Opoku Surname
Approximately 189,994 people bear this surname
Opoku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 185,370 | 1:146 | 11 |
| United States | 1,444 | 1:251,010 | 23,852 |
| England | 1,373 | 1:40,581 | 5,218 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Canada | 279 | 1:132,063 | 13,716 |
| Spain | 169 | 1:276,639 | 17,132 |
| Nigeria | 165 | 1:1,073,592 | 44,679 |
| Germany | 164 | 1:490,887 | 42,238 |
| Belgium | 100 | 1:114,966 | 17,029 |
| Netherlands | 99 | 1:170,578 | 24,763 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
Opoku (16,620) may also be a first name.
Opoku Demographics
Average Opoku Salary in
United States
$46,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Opoku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opoku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opoku (Russian: Опоку) occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Opoku.
How Common Is The Last Name Opoku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Opoku is the 2,958th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 38,357 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 16,620 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 185,370 people, or 1 in 146. Outside of Ghana it occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Opoku Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Opoku are 41.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.97% being 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
Opoku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Opoku in the Russian language | ||
| Опоку | opoku | - |
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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 Opoku
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