Awodire Surname

319,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awodire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awodire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1631:152,3159,636
England71:7,959,723202,100
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Awodire (23) may also be a first name.

Awodire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awodire is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Awodire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awodire? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 319,360th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,223,353 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awodire live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 23 people.

The last name Awodire is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,163 people, or 1 in 152,315. In Nigeria Awodire is most common in: Osun, where 67 percent reside, Oyo, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiwodire935/
Aawodire934/
Awodirea931/
Awodre921/
Awodere869/
Awodare868/
Awudire866/
Awodure863/
Owodire861/
Ewodeire801/
Awhodiri801/
Awadir7710/
Awoder772/
Obadire71250/
Owodere7117/
Awadira7112/
Awudere715/
Awudiri712/
Awoderi712/
Abodere712/
Abodair711/
Ewodere711/
Owodare711/
Aboudeir676/
Awadhare675/
Hawadier672/
Aboudhir671/
Avuodiri671/
Owadeire671/
Owodhiri671/
Owadiere671/
Gavadire671/

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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 Awodire
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