Opota Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Uganda1561:250,25218,603
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Opotă (4) are calculated separately.

Opota Last Name Facts

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

Opota is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as: Opotă. For other possible spellings of Opota click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opota? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opota is the 695,980th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. The last name Opota is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opota live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opotă934/
Hopota9136/
Gopota9128/
Ľopota913/
Oposta912/
Opoztta832/
Hopotoa832/
Opozzta831/
Oputa808,471/
Opata807,680/
Apota801,469/
Opeta80690/
Opoti80345/
Opoto80189/
Epota80186/
Opote8076/
Opatha734,167/
Epouta73220/
Oiputa73153/
Oputah73127/
Apotas7395/
Apoita7388/
Hopata7377/
Apotea7375/
Aposta7361/
Hepota7337/
Oupata7334/
Gopata7329/
Oppata7327/
Opothi7326/
Apotha7323/
Opetha7321/
Opatta7318/
Gopoto7314/
Opotio7312/
Opetau7311/
Ophata7310/
Oipata739/
Otpoto736/
Gopote735/
Hopotă734/
Gapota733/
Epoita732/
Apotai732/
Opaata732/
Opotti731/
Opotie731/
Opoete731/
Opotoi731/
Goputa731/
Opatah731/
Hapota731/
Opooti731/
Oputea731/
Oputta731/
Ephota731/
Oposto731/
Opetaa731/
Opetai731/
Oepata731/
Opfuta731/
Opeeta731/
Opetta731/
Opuyta731/
Apoota731/
Azpota731/
Apostea6734/
Hopatha6716/
Ohphata6714/
Epoutha6712/
Gopatta674/
Opottio673/
Goupata672/
Oupatay671/
Hopotyi671/
Apouyta671/
Apoutta671/
Gopotee671/
Ouphata671/
Opuitai671/
Hoputai671/
Hopoute671/
Oppatai671/
Gobpoto671/
Apoetea671/
Gopatha671/
Oppoito671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opota
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