Opua Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Panama

Opua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4551:85,8019,029
Panama3611:10,837940
Cameroon691:301,00128,076
Colombia481:995,2939,207
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Opua Last Name Facts

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

Opua is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,594th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,466,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Opua are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 85,801. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Alebtong District, where 46 percent live, Katakwi District, where 10 percent live and Abim District, where 5 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Opua Last Name Statistics demography

Opua earn less than half the average income. In Colombia they earn 60.17% less than the national average, earning $9,043,250 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opuah8960/
Opuea899/
Hopua898/
Opuat891/
Opuaa891/
Opuhač80200/
Houpua807/
Onphua805/
Apua7511,889/
Obua759,955/
Ovua75741/
Epua75509/
Opwa75137/
Opuo7540/
Oubba67731/
Apuad67180/
Apuas6740/
Hapua6733/
Gobua6728/
Hobua6722/
Opwai6714/
Aupua6714/
Ampua6713/
Gapua6711/
Anpua6711/
Opwat679/
Appua677/
Opwaa674/
Apuat673/
Opwou673/
Apuaa673/
Gopuo672/
Ohbua672/
Hopwa671/
Obuaa671/
Obhua671/
Obwua671/
Obuae671/
Ovuaa671/
Hoompuay671/
Apfua671/
Epuaj671/
Oppuo671/
Oubua671/
Ovwua671/
Obuaj671/
Aspua671/
Obuea671/

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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 Opua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis