Oputa Surname

59,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oputa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oputa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,0401:22,0331,967
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
England991:562,80934,447
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Bosnia and Herzegovina551:64,2987,069
Uganda501:780,78637,485
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Oputa (377) may also be a first name.

Oputa Last Name Facts

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

Oputa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oputa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 59,562nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 860,293 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oputa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oputa is also the 446,783rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 377 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,040 people, or 1 in 22,033. In Nigeria Oputa is most prevalent in: Anambra, where 23 percent live, Delta, where 17 percent live and Bayelsa, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Oputa is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Oputa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oputa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Oputa surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.12% registered to vote for the party.

Oputa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.48% less than the national average, earning $42,080 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oiputa91153/
Oputah91127/
Oputta911/
Oputea911/
Opfuta911/
Opuyta911/
Goputa911/
Hoputai831/
Opuitai831/
Opute803,050/
Eputa80852/
Opita80609/
Opota80424/
Oputo80414/
Aputa80319/
Oputi8081/
Oputy801/
Hopuetai7735/
Oeputhai7719/
Gophutta771/
Epouta73220/
Haputa73184/
Oputeh73179/
Hopota7336/
Gaputa7329/
Oputto7310/
Oputei737/
Oputer736/
Opfute734/
Ľopota733/
Aputha733/
Ophita732/
Opieta731/
Ooputi731/
Abputa731/
Ophute731/
Aputah731/
Oputhe731/
Oputte731/
Aputap731/
Apuita731/
Opuuti731/
Opitha731/
Hopita731/
Oputteh6779/
Apuitau6712/
Epoutha6712/
Aputaha6710/
Haputta677/
Gaputta675/
Hopitea673/
Epuitai673/
Hopotoa672/
Hopoute671/
Aputaya671/
Apoutta671/
Apouyta671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oputa
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