Oponi Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oponi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oponi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Kenya921:501,95525,569
Uganda741:527,55829,544
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Oponi (41) may also be a first name.

Oponi Last Name Facts

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

Oponi (Marathi: ओपोनीाईल) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Oponi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oponi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 851,613th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Oponi reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most common first name world-wide It is held by 41 people.

The last name Oponi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 1,394,825. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 63 percent reside, Edo, where 28 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 23 percent reside.

Oponi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ophoni9116/
Oponai918/
Opongi917/
Oponyi913/
Oponoi912/
Oponis912/
Opuoni911/
Opone803,353/
Aponi80789/
Opani80209/
Opona8044/
Opony8011/
Gopgouni7714/
Oponyo73583/
Apongi73459/
Aponie73251/
Apponi73169/
Aponio73117/
Opanyi7396/
Aponyi7378/
Aponni7344/
Opanis7342/
Aponoi7335/
Oponeh7323/
Opanai7315/
Haponi7313/
Oppone738/
Opoine737/
Opanio736/
Opasni735/
Opanie733/
Oponep733/
Opangi733/
Hopani733/
Oupani732/
Ojpone732/
Ophani731/
Aponiy731/
Opanii731/
Opoona731/
Hopona731/
Opones731/
Oppani731/
Ospone731/
Oponge731/
Opaniy731/
Apouni731/
Aponis731/
Gopone731/
Oopone731/
Opponh731/
Apooni731/
Opoń67166/
Apponyi6771/
Oppangi6769/
Ophanit6723/
Goppani678/
Apponio677/
Hoponoa677/
Gopangi675/
Gopanij674/
Gopanii674/
Gopanih673/
Goopani673/
Gapgoni673/
Gopanni672/
Gophani672/
Gophone672/
Gapouni671/
Opanaia671/
Gopanio671/
Gopgone671/
Aaponni671/
Haaponi671/
Apponii671/
Apoinio671/
Opponyo671/
Appooni671/
Osspani671/
Opanais671/
Houpone671/
Hopoune671/

Oponi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oponi in the Marathi language
ओपोनीाईलoponia'ila50
ओपोनीoponi50

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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
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  • 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 Oponi
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