Hodanu Surname

442,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Hodanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hodanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Hodanu Last Name Facts

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

Hodanu occurs most in Ghana. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hodanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Hodanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 442,751st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,439,826 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Hodanu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Hodanu is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Outside of Ghana it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khodanu926/
Hodeanu924/
Hodanou922/
Hoidanu921/
Odanu9115/
Houdanou866/
Hoedanou863/
Khodanuu861/
Odanou831,266/
Hodonu83919/
Odhanu8390/
Hedanu833/
Hodenu832/
Hudanu832/
Odanuu831/
Odaenu831/
Odangu831/
Godanu831/
Hodonou7712,287/
Oudanou771,050/
Godeanu77965/
Khodonu77177/
Hadanou775/
Chadanu774/
Godanuh771/
Hodounu771/
Jodanou771/
Haadanu771/
Adanu7313,471/
Odenu73241/
Odonu7360/
Edanu7321/
Udanu733/
Haddanou71226/
Houdonou7147/
Chudanut7121/
Hodonnou7110/
Goudanou715/
Hedanhou713/
Hodhonou713/
Godaannu711/
Godonu672,692/
Adanou671,901/
Udeanu67584/
Adangu67198/
Udangu67160/
Adhanu6784/
Odongu6779/
Adeanu6747/
Adahnu6728/
Hudonu6710/
Adanus676/
Gudanu675/
Adanuy674/
Adamnu673/
Jodonu672/
Gadanu672/
Hadonu671/
Adaanu671/
Judanu671/
Chaudangu671/
Odeneu671/
Odounu671/
Adannu671/
Odonnu671/
Adanau671/
Adaunu671/
Odonou671/
Odonus671/
Adanhu671/
Adanuz671/

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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 Hodanu
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