Opova Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Opova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia851:1,695,565111,577
Kazakhstan541:327,45426,941
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Opová (39) are calculated separately.

Opova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opova (Russian: Опова) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Opová. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Opova are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 1,695,565. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 20 percent live, Bashkortostan Republic, where 7 percent live and Republic of Tatarstan, where 7 percent live. Besides Russia this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 30 percent live and Belarus, where 11 percent live.

Opova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Opova surname is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Opova last name are 2.01% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 48.78% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opová9339/
Gopova9127/
Ospova9110/
Oipova918/
Hopova914/
Opoiva914/
Uopova911/
Opov89625/
Ospovat83116/
Goipova8389/
Goppova8311/
Hoppova833/
Opavova832/
Hopovaz831/
Epova802,706/
Opava80331/
Gopov8072/
Apova8017/
Ospov806/
Oipov806/
Hopov804/
Opowa803/
Obova801/
Opovo801/
Șopov801/
Hopovach771/
Oov756/
Goipov73224/
Gapova73217/
Aupova7380/
Hopová7351/
Oppová7342/
Oppowa7335/
Hobova7334/
Apuova7332/
Hapova7313/
Goppov7311/
Appova735/
Hepova732/
Apoova732/
Hoppov731/
Opouba731/
Oupoba731/
Apovaa731/
Ahapova671,416/
Opavová67245/
Hoppová67166/
Gapuova6757/
Opof6741/
Apov6737/
Opaw6734/
Opow6730/
Gappova6713/
Hopfová6712/
Houbova677/
Hoov675/
Hoybova674/
Ağapova673/
Happova672/
Opav672/
Hopuová672/
Opab671/
Oovh671/
Opuowai671/
Gopavai671/
Ooyv671/
Hapovay670/

Opova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opova in the Russian language
Оповаopova-

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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 Opova
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