Opuru Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4031:439,56022,574
Kenya2831:163,18012,702
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Opuru (161) may also be a first name.

Opuru Last Name Facts

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

Opuru is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 434,076th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Opuru are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 722,635th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 161 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 439,560. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 77 percent reside, Rivers, where 7 percent reside and Delta, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Opuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Opuru last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opouru9128/
Opurus918/
Gopuru915/
Opurou913/
Opuuru912/
Opurau912/
Opauru911/
Oipuru911/
Houpuru837/
Epuru801,683/
Opiru801,085/
Apuru80458/
Oporu8064/
Gopourou777/
Opfourou776/
Oppourou771/
Aspuru73296/
Eepuru73208/
Azpuru7384/
Aputru7384/
Țăpuru7336/
Aepuru7319/
Oupiru7311/
Appuru7310/
Gapuru735/
Hoporu734/
Țepuru734/
Apuruu734/
Adpuru733/
Eupuru733/
Hapuru733/
Apurup732/
Apuuru732/
Eppuru731/
Ephuru731/
Apfuru731/
Apuruh731/
Epurui731/
Apurus731/
Apurui731/
Opirui731/
Eepuuru674/
Gaphuru672/
Epourou671/
Appurup671/
Hapurus671/
Gaapuru671/

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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 Opuru
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