Odeghe Surname

381,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odeghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odeghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9201:192,54611,649
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Odeghe (52) may also be a first name.

Odeghe Last Name Facts

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

Odeghe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Odeghe.

How Common Is The Last Name Odeghe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 381,197th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,794,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Odeghe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 52 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 920 people, or 1 in 192,546. In Nigeria Odeghe is most frequent in: Delta, where 41 percent reside, Abia, where 18 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Odeghe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Odeghe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.31% less than the national average, earning $31,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odheghe9216/
Odieghe922/
Odege91810/
Adeghe83241/
Odegha83155/
Odegie8367/
Odighe8324/
Hodege8312/
Odeger839/
Odegeh837/
Godege837/
Odegea834/
Odiege833/
Odegih832/
Odeges831/
Odeghi831/
Odeige831/
Hodeige77279/
Adegher7798/
Odioghe7755/
Odiegie7718/
Goodege7718/
Hodeges777/
Hadeghe775/
Odighie775/
Odehega771/
Odegaha771/
Oudighe771/
Gohdege771/
Odegess770/
Adege732,068/
Odega731,143/
Odegi73248/
Hojdeger7115/
Hoideger715/
Adegha67406/
Odigha67267/
Odighi67226/
Oudega67184/
Odeiga67121/
Odegai67114/
Oudegeest6784/
Gadege6765/
Hadege6729/
Adegeh6728/
Adeghi679/
Addege679/
Adiege677/
Adeger677/
Adeyge675/
Adeage674/
Adeuge673/
Odhega672/
Odeaga672/
Adighe672/
Odigeh672/
Odigee671/
Adegee671/
Oddega671/
Odiega671/
Odiegi671/

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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 Odeghe
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