Opuna Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1251:312,31421,378
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opuna (26) may also be a first name.

Opuna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opuna occurs most in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opuna? popularity and diffusion

Opuna is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Opuna are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Opuna is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

Opuna is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 312,314. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 34 percent live, Soroti District, where 24 percent live and Oyam District, where 18 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opunga91232/
Opunai9114/
Opuena9114/
Hopuna9110/
Opunna915/
Ophuna911/
Opunea911/
Opuina911/
Opounga831/
Oppuuna831/
Opaunga831/
Opuni805,326/
Opuno80356/
Apuna80259/
Opune80218/
Epuna8073/
Opona8044/
Opuny807/
Opungo73102/
Opunui7355/
Epunau7344/
Apunai7339/
Opuuno7328/
Epunah7328/
Opunyo7320/
Apuena7319/
Epouna7316/
Apunga7315/
Opuine7314/
Apuina738/
Oponai738/
Opunet737/
Hapuna737/
Opunyi737/
Gopune736/
Appuna736/
Opunie736/
Opinah735/
Ophune734/
Opunge734/
Apunay732/
Opoona731/
Apunna731/
Apauna731/
Apouna731/
Epunai731/
Opunot731/
Opouno731/
Opinea731/
Hopona731/
Opuuny731/
Apunea731/
Opuini731/
Opoena731/
Gapunay67277/
Hapunga6711/
Ophunne6710/
Appunah678/
Hoponoa677/
Hapunna675/
Hapouna674/
Apunaia671/
Gopunou671/
Opounou671/
Ophinah671/
Hopoune671/
Opuenei671/
Hapunau671/
Opungou671/

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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 Opuna
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