Odafen Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odafen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odafen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2051:864,11137,851
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odafen (39) may also be a first name.

Odafen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odafen is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odafen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,095,216th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Odafen live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odafen is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 39 people.

The surname Odafen is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 864,111. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 56 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odafin8348/
Odofen835/
Godofen774/
Adafeen771/
Odofn733/
Odofin677,727/
Adafin67606/
Edafin6716/
Odefin675/
Udofen672/
Odoifn671/
Odoffin62131/
Ododfin625/
Udofien624/
Odoofin624/
Oidofin622/
Oodofin621/
Odofink621/
Odeffin621/
Addafin621/
Hedafin620/
Oduoffin572/
Adoufeng571/
Edeifien571/
Udofn551/
Adefin5056/
Udofin5034/
Adofin5017/
Edofin503/
Odofim501/
Edefin501/
Adafim501/

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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 Odafen
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