Odagu Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Odagu (28) may also be a first name.

Odagu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odagu (Marathi: ओडगु) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Odagu.

How Common Is The Last Name Odagu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Odagu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odagu is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria Odagu is mostly found in: Enugu, where 24 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Ebonyi, where 17 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Odagu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odagou91351/
Godagu9145/
Odeagu9110/
Odangu911/
Oidagu911/
Oudagou834/
Odayghu831/
Odaagou831/
Odogu802,699/
Adagu80332/
Edagu80130/
Odegu8042/
Udagu8029/
Udeagu73978/
Adangu73198/
Udangu73160/
Adagou73138/
Oduogu73130/
Edeagu73127/
Odongu7379/
Odhogu7358/
Gadagu7338/
Odegou7327/
Adaigu7316/
Godogu7313/
Odougu7311/
Gudagu734/
Adaugu734/
Adaagu734/
Adeagu733/
Hedagu732/
Odogou732/
Odogud732/
Edagou731/
Hadagu731/
Odohgu731/
Edaagu731/
Uddagu731/
Odeugu731/
Godogou67735/
Adeangu6741/
Odongou6738/
Odougou6718/
Gaudagu676/
Udeageu674/
Adangou673/
Adagaud673/
Udeaghu672/
Gaddagu672/
Osddogu671/
Adaghou671/
Udagheu671/
Hadagou671/
Godougu671/
Hadagut671/
Odogaud671/

Odagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odagu in the Marathi language
ओडगुodagu72.22
ओडगूodagu22.22
रोडगेrodage5.56

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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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  • 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 Odagu
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