Opoma Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2521:183,25413,801
Congo141:356,3649,454
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Opoma (13) may also be a first name.

Opoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opoma is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Opoma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opoma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 926,175th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Opoma reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 183,254. In Kenya it is most common in: Busia County, where 79 percent live, Kakamega County, where 19 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Opoma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Opoma surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opouma9178/
Opuoma9112/
Opomea916/
Oppoma911/
Opomat911/
Gopoma911/
Opfouma839/
Opomach832/
Opama80948/
Opema80859/
Apoma80464/
Epoma80136/
Opomi8031/
Opuma8029/
Opome8010/
Opomo807/
Ouphomma775/
Apouma731,971/
Apomah73453/
Opamas7383/
Gopama7352/
Apomai7311/
Oepomo735/
Oupama735/
Opaama734/
Ophema733/
Apuoma733/
Opemma732/
Hopema731/
Opamai731/
Appoma731/
Opomey731/
Apooma731/
Epomah731/
Ephoma731/
Oppama731/
Ophome730/
Gopamma671,254/
Hoppema6727/
Appouma6715/
Hepomaa6712/
Ouppama6710/
Ooppama673/
Ophamau673/
Ophamah673/
Apoumah672/
Epoumaa671/
Hopumma671/
Goppama671/
Gopaama671/
Oupamai671/

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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 Opoma
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis