Opuya Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2721:169,77913,008
Uganda1441:271,10619,583

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opouya9193/
Opuyau915/
Opauya911/
Gopuya911/
Opuy894/
Apuya803,158/
Opoya802,026/
Opiya80416/
Opuye80109/
Opaya80107/
Opeya8043/
Opuyo8026/
Hopuy807/
Opuyi807/
Opeua804/
Opuua802/
Epuya801/
Opuiyo73818/
Gopiya73204/
Hopaya7356/
Opiyah7316/
Gopaya7315/
Gapuya7310/
Opouyi739/
Hepuya739/
Gopeya737/
Opouye737/
Opiyat737/
Apauya735/
Hopoya732/
Opuiyi731/
Hopuiy731/
Apuuya731/
Opouyt731/
Hoopuy731/
Opoyah731/
Opayau731/
Opuyie731/
Hopiya731/
Opuiyp731/
Opuoye731/
Opai67868/
Opou67724/
Apuy67526/
Opue67500/
Opay67470/
Opea67311/
Opaa67174/
Opae67101/
Opoy6797/
Opui6731/
Opey6724/
Opye6724/
Hopiyah6723/
Opau6721/
Opoa6710/
Opeyaya679/
Opeu675/
Apouyah671/
Epuy671/
Opúa671/

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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 Opuya
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