Oppels Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oppels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oppels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oppels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oppels is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oppels? popularity and diffusion

Oppels is the 1,465,390th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Oppels is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Oppels live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Oppels is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 451,481. In South Africa Oppels is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 98 percent are found, North West, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Oppels Last Name Statistics demography

Oppels earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.29% less than the national average, earning R 99,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oppelsz921/
Opels9122/
Appels833,217/
Oppelz8372/
Eppels8360/
Opls801/
Houpels775/
Appel's772/
Appells770/
Apels7350/
Opelz7339/
Oples731/
Appelles7129/
Apples67130/
Apells678/
Epples674/
Heppls671/
Opless671/
Applse670/
Haspels62276/
Hepples62156/
Apelles6247/
Goupils622/
Epelles621/
Appless621/
Apls602/
Oplx601/
Apelsæth574/
Appeltje571/
Heupples570/
Aples55142/
Apils5523/
Eples551/
Opilz550/
Apellesova508/
Aplese506/
Atpils504/
Haples504/
Haspls501/
Apfles500/
Heples500/

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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 Oppels
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