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

How Common Is The Last Name Opula? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Opula reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opula is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name globally, held by 33 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria Opula is primarily found in: Rivers, where 40 percent reside, Kano, where 24 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Opula exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

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
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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 Opula
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