Opuya Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Opuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 272 | 1:169,779 | 13,008 |
| Uganda | 144 | 1:271,106 | 19,583 |
Opuya Demographics
Opuya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Opuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opuya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Opuya.
How Common Is The Last Name Opuya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 706,244th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name Opuya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opuya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 169,779. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 3 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya Opuya exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 35 percent are found.
Opuya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Opuya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opouya | 91 | 93 | / |
| Opuyau | 91 | 5 | / |
| Opauya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gopuya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opuy | 89 | 4 | / |
| Apuya | 80 | 3,158 | / |
| Opoya | 80 | 2,026 | / |
| Opiya | 80 | 416 | / |
| Opuye | 80 | 109 | / |
| Opaya | 80 | 107 | / |
| Opeya | 80 | 43 | / |
| Opuyo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Hopuy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Opuyi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Opeua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Opuua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Epuya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opuiyo | 73 | 818 | / |
| Gopiya | 73 | 204 | / |
| Hopaya | 73 | 56 | / |
| Opiyah | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gopaya | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gapuya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Opouyi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hepuya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gopeya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Opouye | 73 | 7 | / |
| Opiyat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Apauya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hopoya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opuiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopuiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apuuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opouyt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoopuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opayau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opuyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hopiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opuiyp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opuoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opai | 67 | 868 | / |
| Opou | 67 | 724 | / |
| Apuy | 67 | 526 | / |
| Opue | 67 | 500 | / |
| Opay | 67 | 470 | / |
| Opea | 67 | 311 | / |
| Opaa | 67 | 174 | / |
| Opae | 67 | 101 | / |
| Opoy | 67 | 97 | / |
| Opui | 67 | 31 | / |
| Opey | 67 | 24 | / |
| Opye | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hopiyah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Opau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Opoa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Opeyaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Opeu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Apouyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opúa | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Opuya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis