Odebola Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odebola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odebola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2581:686,60031,831
England61:9,286,343223,652

Odebola (223) may also be a first name.

Odebola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odebola has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Odebola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odebola? popularity and diffusion

Odebola is the 978,274th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odebola are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 223 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 686,600. In Nigeria Odebola is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 38 percent reside, Oyo, where 36 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Odebola is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Odebola
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