von Oppen Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Namibia

von Oppen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Oppen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
England101:5,571,806158,774
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

von Oppen Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Oppen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of von Oppen.

How Common Is The Last Name von Oppen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name von Oppen is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of von Oppen are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany von Oppen is mostly found in: Berlin, where 68 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

von Oppen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of von Oppen has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the von Oppen last name grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

von Oppen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the von Oppen last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Oppen89605/
von Appen89216/
von Oepen8917/
van Hoppen841/
van Oepen7817/
von Aspen786/
van Oppem784/
Van-Oppen782/
van Happen74298/
van Hoepen74168/
van Epen71111/
van Eupen67266/
van Aspen675/
van Eepen671/
van Heupen6363/

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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
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  • 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 von Oppen
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