Opwai Surname
5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Opwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opwayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opwa | 89 | 137 | / |
| Opwi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Opwis | 80 | 59 | / |
| Opwat | 80 | 9 | / |
| Opwaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Apwai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ophwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hopwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opuaji | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hopwah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Opwoya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obwaia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obwais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aspwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opwaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opua | 67 | 976 | / |
| Obwa | 67 | 358 | / |
| Apwa | 67 | 302 | / |
| Opui | 67 | 31 | / |
| Epwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Opuawie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Opwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwe | 67 | 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 Opwai
- 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