Opula Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
India51:153,413,076951,030
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opula (33) may also be a first name.

Opula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opula occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opula is the 1,281,391st most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Opula live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name on earth, held by 33 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 40 percent live, Kano, where 24 percent live and Nasarawa, where 22 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gopula91223/
Opulah9139/
Oppula9112/
Opulla914/
Oputla911/
Hopula911/
Hoppula83198/
Goppula8389/
Opullah836/
Gopulla834/
Goopula833/
Opoulas831/
Goupula831/
Oppoula831/
Opila801,826/
Opule801,592/
Opola80392/
Apula80313/
Epula8059/
Opuly8046/
Opuli8042/
Opulo8031/
Gopaulla775/
Opoola733,529/
Opiela732,381/
Apuela731,317/
Appula73193/
Opoule73101/
Hapula7390/
Epoula7372/
Apulia7366/
Gapula7355/
Opuuli7354/
Hopila7334/
Hopola7332/
Ophila7332/
Eppula7318/
Gopule7318/
Adpula7317/
Opeuli7316/
Opolia7314/
Oopola7313/
Opolai7310/
Opilia739/
Apaula739/
Apulai739/
Opilah738/
Opulis738/
Epulia736/
Opulle736/
Opuley735/
Oppola735/
Opolla735/
Eepula734/
Aapula734/
Apuula734/
Oppule732/
Epulla732/
Apulla732/
Gopuli732/
Opolya732/
Opouli732/
Opaulo732/
Apfula731/
Opulou731/
Opoulo731/
Opulet731/
Opulot731/
Opuule731/
Oupola731/
Epuila731/
Apulas731/
Opulei731/
Uipula731/
Opilha731/
Apoula731/
Ophilia67245/
Gapoula67189/
Hapulas6793/
Opoulos6756/
Hepulla6746/
Hopilah6738/
Oupoule6727/
Atpulat6724/
Hopolai6720/
Opoulou6713/
Hoppila6712/
Apulaya679/
Hapulat677/
Apaulaz676/
Apfoula676/
Oupouly674/
Hepulia672/
Huopola672/
Gaphula672/
Opulich671/
Haspula671/
Eeppula671/
Appulla671/
Oopoola671/
Hopoule671/
Opoulle671/
Ohpilia671/
O'Pauly671/
Gopoulo671/
Eppoula671/
Abpulay671/
Apoulai671/
Ouppila671/
Ophilea671/
Adpaula671/

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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 Opula
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