Oppenau Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oppenau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oppenau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Oppenau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oppenau has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oppenau? popularity and diffusion

Oppenau is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Oppenau is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Oppenau live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent are found, Bavaria, where 8 percent are found and Hesse, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oppeneau93150/
Hoppenau9323/
Oppena9213/
Goppena862/
Opena831,826/
Openu834/
Hoppenhaus828/
Oppienou8097/
Hoppenas803/
Openga77147/
Opanau7789/
Gopena7735/
Appena7723/
Ospena775/
O'Pena773/
Oppana773/
Openup772/
Opeana772/
Oppina772/
Openad771/
Opengu771/
Openeu771/
Ophena771/
Opoena771/
Openea771/
Openou771/
Opponu771/
Odpena771/
Opegna771/
Oppenhuis75183/
Hoppenath756/
Oppenhuid751/
Openhaust750/
Hopenhaus750/
Appenah71132/
Oppenot7163/
Appenay7122/
Opienou7112/
Opineau717/
Gopeena715/
Hapenau712/
Openyja711/
Openaya711/
Opena'e711/
Hopenas711/
Ophegna711/
Apena673,079/
Opina672,084/
Opana671,061/
Apenu67385/
Hoppenot67345/
Epenu67222/
Openo67142/
Appienou67115/
Epena67104/
Oponu6769/
Opona6744/
Hoppinga677/
Opinu673/
Oppenhei673/
Opyna671/
Apenayou671/
Appeanay671/
Opanu671/
Appeanus670/

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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 Oppenau
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