Opote Surname

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

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

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

Opote Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Opote (17) may also be a first name.

Opote Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opote is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Opote.

How Common Is The Last Name Opote? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Opote occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Opote live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Opote is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

Opote is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea Opote is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 78 percent live, Northern, where 20 percent live and Morobe, where 2 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gopote915/
Opotie911/
Opoete911/
Opot89317/
Gopotee831/
Hopoute831/
Opute803,050/
Epote80782/
Opete80611/
Opota80424/
Opoti80345/
Apote80228/
Opate80169/
Gopot804/
Opotă804/
Opost802/
Opoth801/
Opots801/
Hopot801/
Oppoiter771/
Apoute73431/
Apotey73278/
Oputeh73179/
Apotea7375/
Hopota7336/
Gopate7328/
Opothi7326/
Opphot7326/
Epotie7319/
Opotio7312/
Hotpot738/
Hospot737/
Oputei737/
Oputer736/
Oupate735/
Aposte734/
Hopotă734/
Opates734/
Opfute734/
Hopate733/
Ľopota733/
Apoete732/
Epoute732/
Gopoit732/
Epoite731/
Opotti731/
O'Poth731/
Epoteh731/
Epothe731/
Apoote731/
Oputea731/
Apotei731/
Oputte731/
Opathe731/
Opooti731/
Ophate731/
Opeete731/
Opotoi731/
Gapote731/
Appote731/
Opette731/
Oputhe731/
Ophute731/
Epotte731/
Hoppot730/
Opat672,603/
D'Apote67823/
Apot67259/
Opod67188/
Oputteh6779/
Opát6758/
Aposter6757/
Apostea6734/
Apouthe6713/
Opottio673/
Oppates673/
Opaster672/
Aposthe672/
Opetteh672/
Gopatey672/
Hopotoa672/
Apoetea671/
Hopotyi671/
Gophate671/
Houpete671/
O'Petee671/
Apouteu671/
Apother670/

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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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  • 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 Opote
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