Oropeza Surname

6,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Oropeza Surname Definition:

This started with the word "oro" and the Greeks augmented it to "orospeda."

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Oropeza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico34,7401:3,573484
Venezuela34,1111:885170
United States5,5081:65,8067,686
Bolivia4,5681:2,324411
Peru2,8911:10,9941,525
Argentina7381:57,9184,918
Spain3111:150,32811,121
Colombia3081:155,1114,417
Philippines3031:334,12045,771
Cuba2631:43,8131,892
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Panama301:130,4094,482
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
France71:9,488,960336,266
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Oropèza (2), Óropeza (1) & Oropéza (1) are calculated separately.

Oropeza (54) may also be a first name.

Oropeza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This started with the word "oro" and the Greeks augmented it to "orospeda."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'gold weight' in Spanish.

- sydneyoropeza

Oropeza Last Name Facts

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

Oropeza is found most frequently in Mexico. It may also be found as: Oropèza, Óropeza or Oropéza. Click here for other possible spellings of Oropeza.

How Common Is The Last Name Oropeza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,727th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 86,663 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Oropeza reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent first name on earth, held by 54 people.

The surname Oropeza is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 34,740 people, or 1 in 3,573. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 20 percent reside, Mexico City, where 11 percent reside and Puebla, where 11 percent reside. Other than Mexico Oropeza occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Oropeza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oropeza has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 78,686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oropeza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oropeza surname are 43.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Oropeza earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,328 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning $19,591,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $39,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.7% less than the national average, earning $32,941 CAD per year.

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