Opul Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2451:159,34413,854
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opul (77) may also be a first name.

Opul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opul (Marathi: ओपुल, Russian: Опул) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opul is the 764,765th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Opul reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most widespread forename globally, held by 77 people.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 159,344. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Amolatar District, where 27 percent live, Amuria District, where 24 percent live and Dokolo District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Opul Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opule891,592/
Gopul8918/
Opaul895/
Opull891/
Opuld891/
Ophul891/
Hopul891/
Oppul890/
Gopaul8010,963/
Opoule80101/
Opulle806/
O'Paul803/
Oppule802/
Gopeul801/
Opuule801/
Epul751,344/
Apul75757/
Opol75340/
Oupoule7327/
Goupaul732/
Opoulle731/
Hopoule731/
Apule672,664/
Gapul67776/
Apoul67117/
Hapul6779/
Epull6763/
Hopol6756/
Aapul6738/
Aspul6732/
Opoll6723/
Epaul6722/
Hepul6716/
Apuul6715/
Apaul6714/
Adpul676/
Appul674/
Apull674/
Oppol673/
Abpul671/
Oipol671/
Opputtil671/
Ephul671/
Apgul671/
Apuil671/
Obpol671/
Ophol671/
Opool671/
Oppoulle671/

Opul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opul in the Marathi language
ओपुलopula-
Opul in the Russian language
Опулopul-

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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 Opul
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