Odagwe Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odagwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0681:165,86410,349
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Odagwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odagwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Odagwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Odagwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 342,056th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 6,791,748 people. Odagwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odagwe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,068 people, or 1 in 165,864. In Nigeria Odagwe is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 79 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Edo, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odagwue9210/
Odaigwe922/
Odangwe921/
Odagwa8314/
Odegwe838/
Odogwe835/
Udagwe833/
Odagbe832/
Odaqwe831/
Odague831/
Oduigwe7727/
Udaigwe7712/
Oudague775/
Gudagwe774/
Adaigwe772/
Odeagbe772/
Adangwe772/
Hodegwe771/
Odaugbe771/
Odeigwe771/
Godogwe771/
Hodakwe771/
Adangwea7123/
Houdague715/
Adeangwe711/
Odanghue711/
Adagbe671,574/
Odogbe67339/
Adegwe6752/
Odokwe6745/
Adague6735/
Adagwi6728/
Odogwa6718/
Odegue6716/
Odekwe6712/
Adagwa6712/
Adakwe675/
Edegwe674/
Odogwy673/
Odaque673/
Odagbi673/
Adogwe673/
Odagua672/
Udagwa672/
Udogwe672/
Odagui672/
Goudaigue671/
Odakwa671/

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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 Odagwe
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