Opoya Surname
Approximately 2,026 people bear this surname
Opoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,812 | 1:21,545 | 3,162 |
| Congo | 175 | 1:28,509 | 2,993 |
| Kosovo | 17 | 1:109,522 | 5,683 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Opoya (34) may also be a first name.
Opoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opoya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Opoya.
How Common Is The Last Name Opoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 204,923rd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,597,012 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Opoya reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name globally, held by 34 people.
Opoya is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,812 people, or 1 in 21,545. In Uganda Opoya is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 54 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 8 percent are found and Nebbi District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 9 percent are found and Kosovo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opouya | 91 | 93 | / |
| Hopoya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Opoyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opoy | 89 | 97 | / |
| Opoa | 89 | 10 | / |
| Apoya | 80 | 2,319 | / |
| Opiya | 80 | 416 | / |
| Opuya | 80 | 416 | / |
| Opaya | 80 | 107 | / |
| Opoye | 80 | 79 | / |
| Opeya | 80 | 43 | / |
| Opoja | 80 | 34 | / |
| Opoyo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Opoyi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ophoa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Opooa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gopoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hopoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Epoya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hopoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gopiya | 73 | 204 | / |
| Hopaya | 73 | 56 | / |
| Opooye | 73 | 31 | / |
| Opiyah | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gopaya | 73 | 15 | / |
| Apoyau | 73 | 13 | / |
| Opouyi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hoypoy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gopeya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Opouye | 73 | 7 | / |
| Opiyat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Opuyau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Apooya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Opoiyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Opioyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opioha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hopoyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opuoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gapoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gopuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoepoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opayau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apoyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apioya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Appoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opoyet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opouyt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opai | 67 | 868 | / |
| Opou | 67 | 724 | / |
| Opoi | 67 | 498 | / |
| Opay | 67 | 470 | / |
| Opea | 67 | 311 | / |
| Opaa | 67 | 174 | / |
| Apoy | 67 | 171 | / |
| Epoy | 67 | 153 | / |
| Apoa | 67 | 117 | / |
| Opae | 67 | 101 | / |
| Opoe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Opey | 67 | 24 | / |
| Opye | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hopiyah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Opau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Opeyaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Opuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Opúa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apouyah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Opoya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis