Opowo Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Opowo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda761:513,67529,105
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Opowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opowo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opowo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opowo is the 2,075,631st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Opowo are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Opowo is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 513,675. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 64 percent live, Kampala District, where 20 percent live and Kiruhura District, where 9 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oppowo913/
Opobo80888/
Opewo80163/
Apowo8010/
Opowa803/
Opuwo802/
Opovo801/
Oppowa7335/
Apouwo736/
Opoubo733/
Opuoybo671/
Appowoo671/
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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 Opowo
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