Opona Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Opona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Opoña (1) are calculated separately.
Opona (12) may also be a first name.
Opona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opona (Georgian: ოფონა, Russian: Опона) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Opoña. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opona? popularity and diffusion
Opona is the 2,944,094th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Opona are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename globally, held by 12 people.
The surname Opona is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 55 percent are found, Rivers, where 19 percent are found and Ogun, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Opona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Opona in the Georgian language | ||
| ოფონა | opona | - |
| Opona in the Russian language | ||
| Опона | opona | - |
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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 Opona
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