Oporo Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oporo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oporo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Congo51:997,81917,129
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oporo (25) may also be a first name.

Oporo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oporo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oporo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oporo is the 1,218,745th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. Oporo is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Oporo reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria Oporo is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 46 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 18 percent are found and Delta, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Oporo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opuoro91146/
Ophoro9111/
Oporos917/
Goporo915/
Oporot913/
Hoporo911/
Oporoo911/
Ouporo911/
Oporou911/
Goporoi831/
Aporo802,344/
Opero80446/
Oparo80346/
Opora80276/
Opuro80188/
Eporo8012/
Gopourou777/
Opfourou776/
Oppourou771/
Asporo73141/
Opeero7372/
Aporro7336/
Oipero7312/
Gaporo738/
Aphoro737/
Opaaro735/
Aporoo733/
Opurou733/
Hopero732/
Hopuro732/
Aporos732/
Oparoh731/
Operro731/
Goparo731/
Gopora731/
Gopuro731/
Aporoa731/
Oparot731/
Opoora731/
Opharo731/
Apporo731/
Oporza731/
Eporoi731/
Apotro731/
Hepouro675/
Aphoroj674/
Hopuroh673/
Ouparou672/
Gopauro671/
Epourou671/
Ashporo671/
Gopgora671/
Ouporga671/
Oporacz671/

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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 Oporo
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