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Where Does The Last Name Idowu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Idowu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idowu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Idowu is the 3,123^rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 40,486 people. The last name Idowu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Idowu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idowu is also the 5,091^st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 204,741 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 176,785 people, or 1 in 1,002. In Nigeria Idowu is mostly found in: Ogun, where 24 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Oyo, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Idowu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (79%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Idowu surname are 42.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Idowu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.05% more than the national average, earning R 387,480 per year; in United States they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $48,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $48,697 CAD per year.