Oprea Surname
Approximately 66,567 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 58,521 | 1:343 | 22 |
| Moldova | 3,760 | 1:947 | 62 |
| Spain | 2,089 | 1:22,380 | 2,413 |
| United States | 715 | 1:506,936 | 42,557 |
| Canada | 276 | 1:133,499 | 13,853 |
| Germany | 140 | 1:575,039 | 46,885 |
| Serbia | 112 | 1:63,794 | 5,853 |
| Greece | 100 | 1:110,798 | 18,617 |
| Transnistria | 99 | 1:4,795 | 840 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Belgium | 77 | 1:149,307 | 20,954 |
| Italy | 69 | 1:886,329 | 66,402 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Austria | 59 | 1:144,329 | 19,392 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| United Arab Emirates | 17 | 1:538,957 | 23,493 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
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-173293Oprea Demographics
Average Male Oprea Height
174.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Oprea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oprea in the Russian language | ||
| Опреа | oprea | - |
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Footnotes
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