Awodehin Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Awodehin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awodehin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Awodehin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awodehin is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awodehin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awodehin live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 1,501,210. In Nigeria Awodehin is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 86 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awodehine942/
Abodehin882/
Awodehen881/
Aboudehin821/
Awodien804/
Avodhien752/
Awodijin751/
Awadien67215/
Avodeun676/
Ewodien672/
Abodien671/
Owoedien631/
Awadjene631/
Avadjetin593/
Owhodiene591/
Abadien5322/
Obadjen535/
Obadien533/
Abadyin532/
Abadiin531/
Ewedien531/
Abadjain503/
Govadyen502/
Awadiyne501/
Gavadien501/

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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 Awodehin
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