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 last name Opona (Georgian: ოფონა, Russian: Опона) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Opoña. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opona? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Opona is mostly 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 common first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 55 percent live, Rivers, where 19 percent live and Ogun, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Opona occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Bangladesh, where 2 percent live.
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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