Odafin Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Odafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odafin Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Odafin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Odafin are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Odafin is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 35 percent reside, Edo, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odofin837,727/
Adafin83606/
Odafen83224/
Edafin8316/
Odefin835/
Odoffin77131/
Ododfin775/
Odoofin774/
Oidofin772/
Addafin771/
Odeffin771/
Odofink771/
Oodofin771/
Hedafin770/
Odofn733/
Oduoffin712/
Adefin6756/
Udofin6734/
Adofin6717/
Odofen675/
Edofin673/
Odofim671/
Edefin671/
Adafim671/
Odoifn671/
Adofina62329/
Godofen624/
Udofien624/
Udofina623/
Adafeen621/
Udoffing574/
Edeifien571/
Udofn551/
Udofen502/

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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 Odafin
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