Opya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Opya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Opya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opya occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Opya live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Opya is most common in: Kampala District, where 40 percent reside, Mukono District, where 20 percent reside and Tororo District, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopya | 89 | 289 | / |
| Hopya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Opoiya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Opayia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gophya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gopyea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opia | 75 | 6,331 | / |
| Opea | 75 | 311 | / |
| Apya | 75 | 88 | / |
| Opyo | 75 | 51 | / |
| Epya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gopayya | 73 | 58 | / |
| Gopaiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opiah | 67 | 1,005 | / |
| Hopia | 67 | 754 | / |
| Gopia | 67 | 91 | / |
| Opiat | 67 | 73 | / |
| Hopea | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gapya | 67 | 57 | / |
| Țopea | 67 | 52 | / |
| Oppia | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ophia | 67 | 25 | / |
| Opias | 67 | 17 | / |
| Opija | 67 | 16 | / |
| Appya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ospia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Otpia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Opyot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Apyad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Apyaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oppja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ophea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hepya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aphya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opyop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gopyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atpya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odpia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opiae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oipyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oppea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opeay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Opya
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