Awodu Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3811:464,94223,564
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Awodu (83) may also be a first name.

Awodu Last Name Facts

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

Awodu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awodu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 698,433rd most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Awodu reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 83 people.

The last name Awodu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 464,942. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 14 percent live, Ondo, where 14 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Awodu Last Name Statistics demography

Awodu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.56% less than the national average, earning $27,806 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoudu9170/
Ahwodu914/
Awoodu912/
Awodou911/
Hawodu911/
Awoudou83375/
Awudu8020,808/
Abodu80204/
Owodu8090/
Awadu8040/
Awedu807/
Ewodu801/
Gawoudou771/
Abodou73275/
Hawudu7331/
Awadou7327/
Oiwodu7316/
Avodou739/
Awudou738/
Aboidu737/
Auwudu736/
Awuduu734/
Ajbodu733/
Hawadu733/
Ahwudu732/
Awuduh731/
Abodhu731/
Awodoe731/
Owodui731/
Auwadu731/
Aweudu731/
Habodu731/
Aiwudu731/
Aibodu731/
Awwadu731/
Aboodu731/
Aboudu731/
Aboudou6730,783/
Abodouh67214/
Owoudou67160/
Hawadou6731/
Avoudou6716/
Ahwadou676/
Avgoddu673/
Awhaudu673/
Abouddu672/
Hawgudu671/
Aboodou671/
Awuduis671/
Awadouh671/
Hauwadu671/
Awadout671/

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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 Awodu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis