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
The last name Opoya is most common in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 204,923rd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,597,012 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Opoya live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,812 people, or 1 in 21,545. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 54 percent live, Bugiri District, where 8 percent live and Nebbi District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 9 percent live and Kosovo, where 1 percent live.
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
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