Oponyo Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oponyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oponyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5771:80,0347,397
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oponyo (101) may also be a first name.

Oponyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oponyo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oponyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oponyo is the 548,408th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. Oponyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oponyo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Oponyo is also the 940,641st most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 101 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 577 people, or 1 in 80,034. In Kenya Oponyo is most common in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent live, Nairobi County, where 2 percent live and Vihiga County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya Oponyo 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 bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opponyo921/
Opony9111/
Opunyo8320/
Oponya8313/
Aponyo8311/
Oponyi833/
Oponoi832/
Opanyo831/
Oponjo831/
Hoponoa777/
Oopanyo771/
Apounyo771/
Ophonya771/
Opone733,353/
Opany731,197/
Oponi73321/
Opona7344/
Apony736/
Opoño733/
Apunyo671,242/
Aponio67117/
Opanyi6796/
Aponyi6778/
Aponya6776/
Apanyo6771/
Opanya6759/
Aponoi6735/
Oponeh6723/
Ophoni6716/
Oppone678/
Oponai678/
Opoine677/
Opongi677/
Oponja673/
Oponep673/
Oponis672/
Ojpone672/
Appony672/
Oponge671/
Ospone671/
Aponiy671/
Opaniy671/
Opuoni671/
Opoona671/
Gopone671/
Oopone671/
Opponh671/
Hopona671/
Opones671/
Gopany671/

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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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