Odehe Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odehe (11) may also be a first name.

Odehe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odehe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odehe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odehe is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Odehe is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odehe are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odehe is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 11 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Odehe is most common in: Benue, where 91 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odgehe912/
Odeehe911/
Odiehe911/
Oudehe911/
Edehe80183/
Odihe80134/
Odyee8077/
Odehi8022/
Odeeh8019/
Adehe8015/
Odohe802/
Odeei802/
Odahe802/
Odjee801/
Odiee801/
Odeue801/
Odeey801/
Hodaee7336/
Hadehe7314/
Odijeh7312/
Odeuje737/
Edaehe736/
Odiesh734/
Odejie734/
Odjieh733/
Odiech732/
Odejje732/
Odieie732/
Godieh731/
Oduihe731/
Odoehi731/
Odiehi731/
Odijee731/
Edehea731/
Edehie731/
Oudehi731/
Oudihe731/
Hedehe731/
Ediehe731/
Oodeey731/
Odiihe731/
Godjee731/
Godgee731/
Oddjee731/
Oodohe731/
Odie676,596/
Odje674,458/
Odye67173/
Odeu6769/
Hoedaee6745/
Odge6712/
Edjeheh678/
Odiejie674/
Goudehi673/
Oydejie673/
Houdieh671/
Odjieie671/
Odieyie671/
Houdohe671/
Odeoeyi671/
Godiehy671/
Haedehe671/
Goodgee670/

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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 Odehe
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