Oponyo Surname
Approximately 583 people bear this surname
Oponyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 577 | 1:80,034 | 7,397 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oponyo (101) may also be a first name.
Oponyo Demographics
Oponyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oponyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oponyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oponyo is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oponyo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 548,408th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. The surname Oponyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oponyo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 101 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 80,034. In Kenya Oponyo is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent live, Nairobi County, where 2 percent live and Vihiga County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Oponyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opponyo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Opony | 91 | 11 | / |
| Opunyo | 83 | 20 | / |
| Oponya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Aponyo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Oponyi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oponoi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Opanyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oponjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoponoa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oopanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apounyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ophonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opone | 73 | 3,353 | / |
| Opany | 73 | 1,197 | / |
| Oponi | 73 | 321 | / |
| Opona | 73 | 44 | / |
| Apony | 73 | 6 | / |
| Opoño | 73 | 3 | / |
| Apunyo | 67 | 1,242 | / |
| Aponio | 67 | 117 | / |
| Opanyi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Aponyi | 67 | 78 | / |
| Aponya | 67 | 76 | / |
| Apanyo | 67 | 71 | / |
| Opanya | 67 | 59 | / |
| Aponoi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Oponeh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ophoni | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oppone | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oponai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Opoine | 67 | 7 | / |
| Opongi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oponja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oponep | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oponis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojpone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Appony | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oponge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ospone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aponiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opaniy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opuoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opoona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gopone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oopone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opponh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opones | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gopany | 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 Oponyo
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