Opotu Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3951:448,46322,923
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opotu (234) may also be a first name.

Opotu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opotu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opotu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opotu is the 730,373rd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname Opotu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opotu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 585,759th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 234 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 395 people, or 1 in 448,463. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 58 percent live, Delta, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Opotu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opoetu9138/
Oputu801,395/
Opetu80707/
Epotu80168/
Apotu8041/
Opatu8010/
Houpotou771/
Apostu738,139/
Opatut7330/
Opetau7311/
Opuitu737/
Apoutu731/
Apothu731/
Oputut731/
Opatus731/
Houppotou711/
Apoutou67362/
Apoutui675/
Apostou672/
Apouteu671/
Appotou671/
Opastus671/

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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 Opotu
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