Opong Surname

61,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ghana

Opong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,6591:27,6683,852
Ghana3,6021:7,5021,010
Uganda2451:159,34413,854
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Guinea1411:83,928813
England951:586,50635,379
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Opong (234) may also be a first name.

Opong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opong is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,338th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 888,725 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Opong live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 585,759th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 234 people.

Opong is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,659 people, or 1 in 27,668. In The Philippines it is most common in: Davao Region, where 60 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 21 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 4 percent are found. Other than The Philippines Opong is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 44 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Opong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Opong last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Opong earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $40,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.64% less than the national average, earning $28,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oppong91121,938/
Gopong91169/
Ophong91159/
Hopong9155/
Obpong914/
O'Pong911/
Opoong911/
Opon894,344/
Hophong831/
Otpoung831/
Ouppong831/
Opphong831/
Opone803,353/
Apong802,826/
Oppon801,930/
Epong801,348/
Opont80974/
Opang80295/
Obpon80292/
Gopon80135/
Opung8099/
Ophon8022/
Hopon8020/
Opoon8010/
Opoun809/
Opuon807/
Oupon806/
Ospon803/
Opond801/
O'Pon801/
Oudpoung775/
Ouspoung771/
Gopang7321,072/
Hophon73131/
Otphon73128/
Ophang73101/
Obpang7334/
Appong7330/
Apoong7319/
Oppang738/
Oppone738/
Oppung737/
Opoine737/
Opphon737/
Hapong737/
Hepong736/
Opotin736/
Hospon735/
Aupong735/
Opuing735/
O'Pang734/
Atpong734/
Gapong734/
Oepang733/
Oppomg733/
Oppond733/
Goppon733/
Ojpone732/
Epoung732/
Hopoon732/
Ospone731/
Hopfon731/
Hoposn731/
Oppont731/
Ospohn731/
Goupon731/
Aphong731/
Apoung731/
Aponng731/
Oopone731/
Hopang731/
Oopoun731/
Opponh731/
Ophung731/
Ehpong731/
Gophon731/
Ospond730/
Apon6715,363/
Opan67980/
Opom67966/
Opoń67166/
Atphong6724/
Goupang6716/
Gopgang6711/
Gopaang6711/
Oponova679/
Gopangh679/
Goopang679/
Gappong678/
Oponová674/
Aphongs674/
Gopangc672/
Hoopang672/
Aephong672/
Abphong672/
Opochin671/
Houspon671/
Haphong671/
Hopoune671/
Houpone671/
Opoicen671/
Opoycen671/
Oubpang671/
Opangue671/
Oodphon671/
Goipang671/
Hoipoon671/

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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 Opong
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