Oputo Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oputo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oputo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2541:181,81113,664
Uganda1531:255,15918,845
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oputo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oputo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oputo? popularity and diffusion

Oputo is the 708,658th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Oputo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oputo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 181,811. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 99 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 0 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Oputo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Oputo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oputto9110/
Oputa808,471/
Opito802,354/
Opoto80189/
Aputo80131/
Eputo806/
Goputhoy771/
Oiputa73153/
Oputah73127/
Oppito7369/
Haputo7359/
Opitto7310/
Opitoi732/
Opfuta731/
Goputa731/
Apputo731/
Gaputo731/
Oputta731/
Apouto731/
Apauto731/
Aputod731/
Asputo731/
Opotoi731/
Ophito731/
Opuyta731/
Apoutou67362/
Hoepito679/
Opithoi679/
Hopotoa672/
Apputto671/
Eppouto671/

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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 Oputo
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