Opuba Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Opuba (41) may also be a first name.

Opuba Last Name Facts

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

Opuba occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opuba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 781,947th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opuba reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opuba is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 41 people.

Opuba is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 750,605. In Nigeria Opuba is primarily found in: Delta, where 43 percent reside, Ondo, where 28 percent reside and Ogun, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Opuba is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 34 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opubah912/
Opouba911/
Opubau911/
Opuwa80825/
Opubo80734/
Opiba8055/
Opuva8013/
Epuba807/
Apuba803/
Opubi801/
Apouba7316/
Opuboy7310/
Opieba734/
Opoubo733/
Ophiba733/
Opauwa731/
Oupoba731/
Apubai731/
Apguba731/
Opuuwa731/
Opoubi731/
Opubos731/
Opaubo731/
Opuibe731/
Hopubo731/
Abpouba674/
Hapubai671/
Appouba671/
Opibhai671/
Opoubio671/
Appubai671/
Gopuvau671/

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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 Opuba
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