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 last name Opote is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opote? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opote is the 2,168,711th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Opote are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Opote is also the 2,694,839th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 17 people.

The surname Opote is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 78 percent reside, Northern, where 20 percent reside and Morobe, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Opote
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