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 surname Opoma is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opoma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 926,175th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname Opoma is predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 183,254. In Kenya Opoma is most common in: Busia County, where 79 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 19 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Opoma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Opoma surname is predominantly 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
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