Opurum Surname

131,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Opurum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opurum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,3471:52,9264,047
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England211:2,653,24194,788
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Opurum (182) may also be a first name.

Opurum Last Name Facts

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

Opurum occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opurum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opurum is the 131,213th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,114,784 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Opurum live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 182 people.

Opurum is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,347 people, or 1 in 52,926. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 63 percent live, Abia, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Opurum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Opurum last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the party.

Opurum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opourum926/
Opurumc921/
Odpurum921/
Opurumg921/
Opurun8316/
Oporum833/
Opurom833/
Apurum833/
Apurun6711/
Oporom672/
Aphirum621/
Apuron5086/
Aporom503/
Oporon502/

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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 Opurum
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