Obodo Surname

21,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obodo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obodo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria24,6741:7,179844
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Uganda1321:295,75220,635
United States801:4,530,737237,840
England661:844,21344,691
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Obodo (1,278) may also be a first name.

Obodo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obodo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obodo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,428th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 286,516 people. The surname Obodo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obodo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obodo is also the 220,538th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,278 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24,674 people, or 1 in 7,179. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Imo, where 22 percent live, Delta, where 19 percent live and Enugu, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Obodo occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Obodo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Obodo are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Obodo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 316.96% more than the national average, earning R 990,864 per year; in United States they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $50,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $43,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobodo91857/
Obodoh91213/
Obodou91110/
Obgodo9162/
Oboudo9149/
Oboydo9128/
Obodos9111/
Hobodo9111/
Ojbodo918/
Oboido916/
Oboodo912/
Oobodo911/
Obodoa911/
Obodoi911/
Oboudou8356/
Obuodho831/
Obado804,118/
Abodo803,736/
Owodo80683/
Obedo80347/
Ebodo80345/
Oboda80159/
Ovodo80136/
Obudo80132/
Ubodo802/
Gouboudo772/
Ouboudou771/
Abodou73275/
Abodoh73174/
Ohwodo73173/
Obaedo73161/
Obaado73160/
Goboda7385/
Obodha7347/
Obadoh7340/
Obodda7325/
Aboudo7324/
Gowodo7316/
Owhodo7316/
Habodo7313/
Obedoh7310/
Abohdo739/
Ovoudo737/
Obaudo736/
Uboudo736/
Obudoh734/
Abodoo734/
Obeedo733/
Ompodo733/
Obouda733/
Obuoda733/
Obodah732/
Gobado732/
Owodoh732/
Awoodo731/
Osuodo731/
Aboido731/
Aboodo731/
Oiuodo731/
Hoboda731/
Owoido731/
Obuido731/
Obgoda731/
Govodo731/
Obados731/
Oiboda731/
Owoudo731/
Oywodo731/
Ouboudgou711/
Aboudou6730,783/
Oubadou67239/
Abodouh67214/
Owoudou67160/
Gowodho6711/
Aboudoh6710/
Obhodas679/
Ovuoduo677/
Oubouda674/
Owuodho672/
Aïboudo671/
Aboudos671/
Aboodou671/
Oboodha671/
Hosboda671/
Owoidho671/
Owoidoh671/
Owoidoi671/
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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 Obodo
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