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 surname Opus (Russian: Опус) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 92,660th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,413,411 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Opus are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Opus is also the 581,650th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 237 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 4,565 people, or 1 in 8,552. In Uganda Opus is mostly found in: Katakwi District, where 38 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 18 percent are found and Kumi District, where 16 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 4 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

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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