Opoosun Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opoosun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opoosun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
England131:4,286,005132,302

Opoosun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opoosun is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Opoosun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opoosun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opoosun is the 2,168,711th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Opoosun live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Opoosun is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 32 percent reside and Osun, where 27 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opooshun9320/
Oposun921/
Aposun771/
Opusun771/
Oposon771/
Gopasun7114/
Hoposon711/
Aposaun711/
Opason623/
Apasun622/
Opuson622/
Aposon621/
Aapasun571/

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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 Opoosun
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