Opunu Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Opunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Opunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opunu occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opunu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Opunu is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Opunu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Opunu is most numerous in: Alebtong District, where 47 percent reside, Lira District, where 21 percent reside and Oyam District, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opungu | 91 | 200 | / |
| Opunui | 91 | 55 | / |
| Opungou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gopunou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opounou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apunu | 80 | 92 | / |
| Oponu | 80 | 69 | / |
| Epunu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Opinu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Opoungou | 77 | 83 | / |
| Apungu | 73 | 111 | / |
| Aphunu | 73 | 103 | / |
| Epunau | 73 | 44 | / |
| Appunu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hopinu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Opponu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoponu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apounou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Haupunu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hapunau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apuungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gapungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gapounou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Apinu | 60 | 277 | / |
| Epinu | 60 | 70 | / |
| Aponu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Oponou | 55 | 187 | / |
| Apienu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aphinu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Opponou | 50 | 47 | / |
| Opienou | 50 | 12 | / |
| Hoponou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Opunu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis