Odegwu Surname
1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Odegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 217 | 1:816,326 | 36,276 |
Odegwu (22) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odiegwu | 92 | 816 | / |
| Odeghwu | 92 | 66 | / |
| Odeigwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Odogwu | 83 | 5,822 | / |
| Adegwu | 83 | 515 | / |
| Udegwu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Edegwu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Odagwu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Odigwu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Odekwu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Odegbu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Udeagwu | 77 | 437 | / |
| Udeugwu | 77 | 173 | / |
| Adiegwu | 77 | 152 | / |
| Odoekwu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Edeugwu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Edeagwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Odeikwu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Edeegwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Adeagwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Odhogwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Odiogwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Otdogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odeagbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udeegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adegwuj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adoegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adeugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odoghwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odogkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udegwuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udeigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adigwu | 67 | 812 | / |
| Adekwu | 67 | 337 | / |
| Udegbu | 67 | 278 | / |
| Adogwu | 67 | 253 | / |
| Udekwu | 67 | 163 | / |
| Odokwu | 67 | 154 | / |
| Adagwu | 67 | 67 | / |
| Edogwu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Odahiekwu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Adegbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odikwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edekwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edigwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edagwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odigbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odoqwu | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Odegwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis