Oputan Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Oputan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 204 | 1:191,369 | 15,594 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Oputan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oputan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oputan occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oputan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oputan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,159,732nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name Oputan is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oputan live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 191,369. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 55 percent are found, Kumi District, where 16 percent are found and Bukedea District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oputang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oputain | 92 | 1 | / |
| Opitan | 83 | 220 | / |
| Aputan | 83 | 142 | / |
| Oputon | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gaputan | 77 | 401 | / |
| Aputane | 77 | 27 | / |
| Oputein | 77 | 15 | / |
| Apputtan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Apoutang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Șopotean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apitan | 67 | 997 | / |
| Aputanova | 67 | 24 | / |
| Epitan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Apotan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hapitan | 62 | 940 | / |
| Apitain | 62 | 7 | / |
| Haputon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Atputam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Haputhon | 57 | 78 | / |
| Atputham | 57 | 3 | / |
| Haputotin | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Oputan
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