Oprja Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Estonia

Oprja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oprja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Oprja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oprja is most common in Norway. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oprja? popularity and diffusion

Oprja is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Oprja are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,714,095. In Norway Oprja is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent reside and Estonia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oprija911/
Oprajia831/
Oprea8066,567/
Opria801,575/
Oprya801,196/
Opryj807/
Oprha802/
Oprița73157/
Aprija7318/
Oprișa737/
Oprias732/
Opreaa732/
Oprhad731/
Oprjej731/
Oprrea731/
Ospreay676/
Hohpryj672/
Aprijia671/
Aprojia671/

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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
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  • 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 Oprja
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