Oprah Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Israel

Oprah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oprah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya291:1,592,41035,799
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Israel151:570,50941,023
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oprah (990) may also be a first name.

Oprah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oprah (Arabic: أبره) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oprah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oprah is the 2,237,939th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Oprah live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Oprah is also the 255,903rd most common given name in the world It is held by 990 people.

The surname Oprah is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,592,410. In Kenya Oprah is most frequent in: Kisumu County, where 31 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 14 percent reside and Migori County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Kenya Oprah occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Israel, where 21 percent reside.

Oprah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oprah surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oprach91109/
Hoprah911/
Opra891,881/
Oprahay831/
Hoprath830/
Oprea8066,567/
Opray80324/
Gopra8076/
Opras8067/
Oupra8016/
Aprah808/
Oprad804/
Oprha802/
Oprat802/
Oipra801/
Eprah801/
Hooprajh7717/
Apradh731,746/
O'Pray73409/
Opraus7329/
Oprauš7310/
Apraha738/
Opraap736/
Gopraj733/
Aprahe732/
Oprais731/
Opreau731/
Oprrea731/
Apprah731/
Oprhad731/
Ouppra731/
Oprass730/
Ospray730/
Apra67828/
Apprach6786/
Epra6750/
Opro6719/
Hoopraj679/
Gopraaj675/
Aapradh672/
O'Pratt671/
Oproaia671/
O'Spray671/
Aprhadh671/
Aphradh671/
Aaprach671/
Apracht670/
Gophray670/

Oprah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oprah in the Arabic language
أبرهabrh-
برآهbrah-
براهbrah-

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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 Oprah
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