Oponya Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Oponya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Oponya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oponya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oponya is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oponya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oponya reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Oponya is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Oponya is mostly found in: Pader District, where 29 percent are found, Gulu District, where 14 percent are found and Kampala District, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophonya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oponyo | 83 | 583 | / |
| Aponya | 83 | 76 | / |
| Opanya | 83 | 59 | / |
| Oponja | 83 | 3 | / |
| Otpanya | 77 | 57 | / |
| Gopanya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Odpanya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gaponya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Opasnya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ophunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oppanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opponyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hopanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opoña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oponniah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apunya | 67 | 159 | / |
| Opanja | 67 | 49 | / |
| Opania | 67 | 42 | / |
| Aponia | 67 | 41 | / |
| Apanya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Opunyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aponyo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Opagna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opunea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oponjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oponya
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