Awodeji Surname
Approximately 1,209 people bear this surname
Awodeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,202 | 1:147,373 | 9,361 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awodeji (22) may also be a first name.
Awodeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awodeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awodeji is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Awodeji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awodeji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 311,397th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,027,747 people. The surname Awodeji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awodeji live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awodeji is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name globally, held by 22 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,202 people, or 1 in 147,373. In Nigeria Awodeji is most frequent in: Osun, where 44 percent are found, Oyo, where 15 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awodej | 92 | 5 | / |
| Awodei | 92 | 2 | / |
| Awodeyi | 86 | 1,167 | / |
| Awodiji | 86 | 599 | / |
| Owodeji | 86 | 9 | / |
| Awodoji | 86 | 4 | / |
| Awudeji | 86 | 3 | / |
| Awodejo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Awodesi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abodeji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Avodeji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awodaji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awadedji | 80 | 287 | / |
| Abodei | 77 | 83 | / |
| Awodey | 77 | 25 | / |
| Awodee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awadei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Avodei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awodoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Havodedji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awodiya | 71 | 804 | / |
| Awodoye | 71 | 514 | / |
| Owodeyi | 71 | 248 | / |
| Awodeha | 71 | 55 | / |
| Obadeji | 71 | 52 | / |
| Awoduyi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Awodujo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Awodeye | 71 | 14 | / |
| Awodijo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Owadeji | 71 | 8 | / |
| Aibodei | 71 | 7 | / |
| Awodayi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Awodiye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Awodoja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Awoudai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obudeji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awodije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abodeja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awodigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Auwadei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awuodiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awadedje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawadeej | 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 Awodeji
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