Odafi Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Odafi (34) may also be a first name.

Odafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odafi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odafi? popularity and diffusion

Odafi is the 1,152,132nd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. Odafi occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Odafi reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 34 people.

The surname Odafi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Odafi is mostly found in: Delta, where 39 percent live, Lagos, where 35 percent live and Ogun, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godafi9112/
Odaifi914/
Odafie914/
Oudafi911/
Hodayfi835/
Hodaifi832/
Ouddafi832/
Odafe801,693/
Adafi8040/
Odofi8031/
Edafi8019/
Odafa8015/
Udafi8014/
Odefi804/
Houdaifi7721/
Gadafi733,732/
Eddafi73205/
Hadafi7382/
Adaifi7310/
Hodefi7310/
Odeifi7310/
Odafea736/
Edafie736/
Odafeh735/
Odafhe735/
Godofi734/
Odofie734/
Hudafi734/
Asdafi734/
Odaefe733/
Odafer732/
Adafis732/
Udafie731/
Odaffe731/
Adafio731/
Edaifi731/
Odhafa731/
Addafi731/
Gaddafi6716,920/
Eddaifi67293/
Gadaffi67265/
Odaffer67134/
Gadhafi6759/
Hudaifi6739/
Addaafi6717/
Hodaifa6710/
Godofai676/
Hodayfa675/
Hadhafi675/
Hodofio672/
Haddafi672/
Hadafis671/
Hodayfe671/
Gaadafi671/
Gadafhi671/
Gadaafi671/
Gadafei671/
Hodeffi671/
Guddafi671/
Hadaffi671/
Adaffie671/
Hedaifi671/

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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 Odafi
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