Odegwa Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odegwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odegwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odegwa (44) may also be a first name.

Odegwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odegwa is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odegwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Odegwa is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Odegwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Odegwa are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odegwa is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held forename internationally, held by 44 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Odegwa is most frequent in: Edo, where 72 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside and Benue, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Odegwa occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edegwa83255/
Odegua83150/
Adegwa8390/
Odegba8366/
Odegwo8338/
Odogwa8318/
Odagwa8314/
Odigwa8312/
Odegwe838/
Odekwa833/
Odegva831/
Odhegba77521/
Odeigua7728/
Hodekwa778/
Odiegwe775/
Edeghwa773/
Odehgba772/
Edeugwa771/
Ojdegba771/
Odeigwe771/
Hodegwe771/
Udegwua771/
Oduigwa771/
Houdekwa7126/
Odehegba717/
Udeagwua713/
Odigwe674,084/
Adegba67160/
Odegbe67137/
Odogwo67121/
Odegbo6791/
Odekwo6759/
Adegwe6752/
Adogwa6746/
Odikwa6741/
Edegwo6734/
Edagwa6722/
Odegue6716/
Adekwa6715/
Udegwe6714/
Udekwa6713/
Adagwa6712/
Odekwe6712/
Adigwa6711/
Odokwa6711/
Odigba6711/
Udegba678/
Edogwa675/
Odekua674/
Udegwo673/
Odagua672/
Edekwa672/
Odigwo672/
Odogua672/
Adegua672/
Edigwa671/
Odegbi671/
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 Odegwa
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