Opus Surname

92,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Opus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,5651:8,5521,466
Turkey2301:338,35421,542
Philippines2111:479,80257,339
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Opus (237) may also be a first name.

Opus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opus (Russian: Опус) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Opus.

How Common Is The Last Name Opus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opus is the 92,660th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,413,411 people. Opus is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Opus live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Opus is also the 581,650th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 237 people.

The surname Opus is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,565 people, or 1 in 8,552. In Uganda Opus is most numerous in: Katakwi District, where 38 percent live, Bukedea District, where 18 percent live and Kumi District, where 16 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 4 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oppus891,976/
Ophus89605/
Gopus8930/
Opuse8911/
Hopus899/
Opuss891/
Opust891/
Opu8619,393/
Ophuis80341/
Hoppus80201/
Ophaus8091/
Ophuus8034/
Opphus8020/
Goppus802/
Gopaus801/
Opuise801/
Gopu7514,981/
Apus751,337/
Opou75724/
Hopu75469/
Opuz75292/
Opuu75284/
Opuh75271/
Opos75215/
Oput7548/
Opup7534/
Opui7531/
Oppu7522/
Opau7521/
Opuc7512/
Oopu758/
Epus757/
Ophu757/
Opeu755/
Opuy754/
Ospu754/
Odpu754/
Oupu753/
Opud753/
Oipu752/
Opux751/
Opfu751/
Opgu751/
Uopu751/
Hoppaus7341/
Hopusch7313/
Opusova731/
Hopusse731/
Hopfush730/
Ophouse730/
Gopou67449/
Goppu67178/
Opuch67164/
Apuse6790/
Hoppu6780/
Oupeu6774/
Oppos6759/
Hophu6750/
Gapus6738/
Hopuu6725/
Opuce6721/
Appus6718/
Ošpuh6717/
Hapus6711/
Oupau6711/
Gophu6710/
Opoud6710/
Hopuy677/
Apust677/
Goopu676/
Hopphaus675/
Apous675/
Opfou675/
Apusd675/
Ophau674/
Oddpu673/
Aspus673/
Oputh673/
Oupos672/
Goupu672/
Opuua672/
Gopui672/
Hopou672/
Oppud672/
Hopos671/
Oopuz671/
Uoppu671/
Ophou671/
Hopeu671/
Hoppusch671/
Hopuz671/
Hopau671/
Oopui671/
Oppuz671/
Oupou671/
Ospui671/
Gopau671/
Ephus671/
Apush671/
Aphus671/
Odpup671/
Opuid671/
Opaut671/
Opfeu671/
Houpu671/
Eppus670/
Hopfu670/
Epfus670/

Opus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opus in the Russian language
Опусopus-

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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 Opus
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