Opton Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Opton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
England11:55,718,059489,080
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Opton (23) may also be a first name.

Opton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opton (Russian: Оптон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Opton live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Connecticut, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The Marshall Islands, where 2 percent reside.

Opton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Opton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 738 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Opton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Opton surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Opton earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.03% more than the national average, earning $67,326 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopton912,776/
Opthon914/
Gopton911/
Opthong83156/
Hoppton832/
Ooptong832/
Hoopton831/
Houpton830/
Epton801,956/
Apton80111/
Optun8035/
Optan803/
Optom802/
Obton801/
Ovton800/
Oupthong7723/
Oopthong771/
Houphton770/
Hepton73797/
Opthun7342/
Opthom7335/
Hapton7320/
Optand739/
Gapton733/
Obtong732/
Hobton732/
Eupton732/
Aptong731/
Abpton731/
Eppton731/
Hoptom731/
Hoptan730/
Obthong67117/
Apthong6714/
Opthank671/
Optusin671/
Hephton671/
Haupton671/
Apptton670/

Opton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opton in the Russian language
Оптонopton-

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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 Opton
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