Opunyo Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opunyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opunyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Opunyo Last Name Facts

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

Opunyo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opunyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Opunyo is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Opunyo are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kibuku District, where 39 percent live, Serere District, where 33 percent live and Kampala District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opuny917/
Apunyo831,242/
Oponyo83583/
Opunyi837/
Opuuny831/
Ophunya771/
Apounyo771/
Opponyo771/
Opuneho771/
Opuni735,326/
Opune73218/
Opuna73161/
Opony7311/
Apunya67159/
Opunui6755/
Opuine6714/
Opunai6714/
Oponya6713/
Aponyo6711/
Hopuna6710/
Opunet677/
Gopune676/
Opunie676/
Opunna675/
Opunge674/
Ophune674/
Oponyi673/
Oponoi672/
Apuuny672/
Apunay672/
Apunyi672/
Oponjo671/
Appuny671/
Ophuna671/
Opuini671/
Opunea671/
Opuina671/
Hapuny670/

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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 Opunyo
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