Odanwu Surname
Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname
Odanwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,325 | 1:133,693 | 8,659 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Odanwu (93) may also be a first name.
Odanwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odanwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Odanwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odanwu? popularity and diffusion
Odanwu is the 289,091st most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,495,887 people. The last name Odanwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odanwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 93 people.
The last name Odanwu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,325 people, or 1 in 133,693. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 46 percent live, Enugu, where 11 percent live and Kogi, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Odanwu is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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 Odanwu
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