Opolka Surname

389,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Opolka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opolka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5521:145,84317,568
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Poland581:655,32357,058
Czechia191:559,65656,138
France41:16,605,680368,153
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Opolka Last Name Facts

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

Opolka (Russian: Ополька) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opolka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opolka is the 389,084th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,999,502 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Opolka are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Opolka is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 552 people, or 1 in 145,843. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 23 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.

Opolka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Opolka surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Opolka earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $44,119 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Polka9234/
Opoelka921/
Opalka831,640/
Opálka83341/
Opolko83251/
Opołka8356/
Apolka834/
Opulka831/
Gopalka77241/
Hopolke773/
O'Palka771/
Opałka672,818/
Opalko672,047/
Apalka6749/
Opalca6748/
Opalkó6724/
Opalke6715/
Opálko678/
Apolke674/
Apulka671/
Opalkie6215/
O'Palko623/
Opálecký5710/
Opálecká576/
Apalko50640/
Opałko50212/
Opalco5097/
Apulko501/

Opolka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opolka in the Russian language
Ополькаopolka-

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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
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  • 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 Opolka
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