Opurusi Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opurusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Opurusi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda771:507,00428,868
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Opurusi (21) may also be a first name.

Opurusi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opurusi occurs most in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opurusi? popularity and diffusion

Opurusi is the 2,136,387th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Opurusi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opurusi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Opurusi is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

The last name Opurusi is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 507,004. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 78 percent live, Serere District, where 21 percent live and Wakiso District, where 1 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opurisi8637/
Opuruse861/
Opuruchi804/
Opuruiche759/
Opirisi71169/
Opuruche671/
Hapuruchi639/
Opirise577/
Apirisi572/
Apuruza571/

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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 Opurusi
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