Optel Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Optel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Optel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe731:211,48324,106
South Africa651:833,50355,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Optel (31) may also be a first name.

Optel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Optel occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Optel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. Optel is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Optel reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Optel is also the 1,874,099th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 211,483. In Zimbabwe Optel is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 49 percent reside, Harare Province, where 34 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 46 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Optel Last Name Statistics demography

Optel earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.84% less than the national average, earning R 62,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Optell911/
Gouptel830/
Aptel80687/
Obtel80513/
Eptel805/
Auptel7356/
Haptel7353/
Aptell7330/
Oubtel739/
Heptel732/
Hoeptl732/
Eptl672/
Aptl671/
Ovtl671/
Aptil6046/
Ehptl601/
Obtil601/
Abtel601/
Abptil551/
Gobtil551/
Havtel550/
Gaptil550/
Gaptill501/
Gobtill500/

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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 Optel
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