Oprea Surname

8,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Oprea Surname User-submission:

The Oprea surname comes from the nickname opri 'stop, halt'. Add the suffix -ea, to form a personal name; Apparently used as a wish to stop someone from pregnancy.

Oprea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania58,5211:34322
Moldova3,7601:94762
Spain2,0891:22,3802,413
United States7151:506,93642,557
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Germany1401:575,03946,885
Serbia1121:63,7945,853
Greece1001:110,79818,617
Transnistria991:4,795840
England921:605,63136,119
Belgium771:149,30720,954
Italy691:886,32966,402
France651:1,021,888113,182
Austria591:144,32919,392
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Norway181:285,68329,080
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
United Arab Emirates171:538,95723,493
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Finland121:458,05828,977
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
San Marino11:33,214932
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Oprea (401) may also be a first name.

Oprea Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Oprea surname comes from the nickname opri 'stop, halt'. Add the suffix -ea, to form a personal name; Apparently used as a wish to stop someone from pregnancy.

- deleted-173293

Oprea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oprea (Russian: Опреа) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oprea? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,551st most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 109,477 people. The last name Oprea is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Oprea live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 430,973rd most widespread first name on earth, held by 401 people.

It is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 58,521 people, or 1 in 343. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent live, Prahova County, where 7 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 6 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.

Oprea Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Oprea surname are 13.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Oprea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.58% less than the national average, earning €7,032 per year; in Norway they earn 34.5% less than the national average, earning 226,667 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $53,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opreaa912/
Oprrea911/
Opra891,881/
Opre891,466/
Gopreya831/
Aprea807,149/
Opria801,575/
Oprya801,196/
Opray80324/
Gopre80182/
Oprey80157/
Gopra8076/
Oprah8072/
Oprei8070/
Opree8068/
Opras8067/
Opret8058/
Opreh8038/
Oupra8016/
Ophre8016/
Oprie8015/
Oprja806/
Oprée805/
Opres805/
Opreț804/
Oprad804/
Oprat802/
Oprha802/
Oipra801/
Opred801/
Oprue801/
Hopre801/
Oppre801/
Opreo801/
Oupre801/
Oipre801/
Oprae800/
Ospre800/
O'Prey73738/
Asprea73656/
O'Pray73409/
Oprița73157/
Oprach73109/
Osprey7397/
Goprie7357/
Opreij7346/
Apreia7343/
Opraus7329/
Opreye7324/
Opriye7319/
Opraji7312/
Apreja7310/
Oprauš7310/
Oupree739/
Oprișa737/
Ouprie736/
Opraap736/
Opriya733/
Gopraj733/
Hoprey732/
Oprias732/
Hoprae732/
Oprais731/
Goprey731/
Hoprah731/
Oprija731/
Apreaz731/
Oprhad731/
Apreas731/
Ouppra731/
Oopree731/
Hoprep731/
Ospray730/
Oprass730/
Hoppre730/
Apra67828/
Opry67488/
Apre67267/
Opri67235/
D'Aprea6797/
Epra6750/
Oprecht6734/
Hophrae6728/
Aspreas6721/
Gopraju6713/
Hopfred6711/
Hoopraj679/
Gopraaj675/
Ooppree675/
Gopraja673/
Gopfrey673/
Aprehja671/
Apreyas671/
O'Spray671/
Gopreye671/
Oprajia671/
Oprahay671/
Oprgeji671/
Oproaia671/
O'Pratt671/
Oprj671/
Hospres670/
Hoprath670/
Gophray670/

Oprea Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oprea in the Russian language
Опреаoprea-

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