Opuko Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opuko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opuko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5031:91,8098,232
Uganda1421:274,92419,750
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opuko (316) may also be a first name.

Opuko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opuko occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opuko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 501,935th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Opuko are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Opuko is also the 494,051st most widely held first name globally It is held by 316 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 503 people, or 1 in 91,809. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Busia County, where 72 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 24 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Opuko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opuhko911/
Opuiko911/
Opuszko8390/
Opushko8334/
Opoukou837/
Apuko80384/
Opoko80340/
Opuka80279/
Opiko80190/
Epuko8023/
Opuco808/
Opouckou779/
Opokou73432/
Opauka7330/
Gopuco7322/
Opuska7318/
Opukah7318/
Opieko739/
Opokoi739/
Apukoi738/
Opouka733/
Hapuko732/
Ophoko732/
Opokoh731/
Apusko731/
Opuszka6736/
Otpuska6711/
Epoukou675/
Opiecko674/
Hopauka672/
Hapukou671/
Apoukou671/
Oppokou671/
Ophukas671/
Opuzcka671/

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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 Opuko
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