Opperman Surname

26,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,918 people bear this surname

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

Opperman Surname Definition:

“Sexton”. One who takes the Church collec­tion or “Offer” in Saxony.

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Opperman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,3381:3,779501
United States3,6211:100,09911,120
Australia4511:59,8577,258
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Netherlands2631:64,21011,034
England2581:215,96118,397
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Namibia1291:18,6783,302
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Seychelles181:5,133784
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
France41:16,605,680368,153
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5371:93,5179,583

Opperman (35) may also be a first name.

Opperman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Sexton”. One who takes the Church collec­tion or “Offer” in Saxony.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch/Flemish), Hodman.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'churchwarden', 'sexton', denoting someone who takes care and protects a church.

- deleted-173293

Meaning: verger or beadle.

- theunsjan

Opperman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opperman (Russian: Опперман) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opperman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opperman is the 26,971st most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 365,877 people. The last name Opperman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Opperman reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Opperman is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 35 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 14,338 people, or 1 in 3,779. In South Africa Opperman is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 28 percent reside, Western Cape, where 28 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Opperman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Opperman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Opperman surname increased 674 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 679 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Opperman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Opperman surname are 21.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Opperman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 687.02% more than the national average, earning R 1,870,270 per year; in United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $46,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Opperman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opperman in the Russian language
Опперманopperman-

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