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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opuru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 434,076th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The surname Opuru occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name on earth, borne by 161 people.

Opuru is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 439,560. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 77 percent are found, Rivers, where 7 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Opuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Opuru surname is primarily 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis