Opolu Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Opolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Opolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opolu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opolu is the 2,661,929th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Opolu are found; 62 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 62 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 82 percent live and East Sepik, where 18 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gopolu916/
Opoleu911/
Opoilu911/
Oppolu911/
Hopoğlu8353/
Opoulou8313/
Gopollu8313/
Opoulus832/
Opolous831/
Opulu80366/
Epolu80202/
Apolu8038/
Opelu8022/
Opalu804/
Gopoulou7712/
Oupoulou771/
Opoulous771/
Gopalu731,792/
Apolus73277/
Appolu7361/
Gopulu7319/
Apoleu739/
Eepolu734/
Opoloo732/
Eppolu732/
Opalau731/
Opulou731/
Apoğlu731/
Adpolu731/
Epoğlu731/
Opullu731/
Aapolu731/
Appolus671,345/
Apollus671,187/
Opaluch67275/
Hapoğlu67117/
Hepoğlu6786/
Apolous6752/
Apolius6718/
Gopaalu6715/
Apoulou6711/
Gopallu6711/
Appolup675/
Gappolu673/
Adpollu673/
Apoulus672/
Aposlus671/
Opholoo671/
Apolaus671/
Opaleue671/
Apoleus671/

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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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  • 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 Opolu
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