Odeja Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odeja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odeja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3321:533,56326,209
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
England41:13,929,515290,718
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Odeja (68) may also be a first name.

Odeja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odeja is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odeja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Odeja is the 775,315th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Odeja live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 68 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 533,563. In Nigeria Odeja is most frequent in: Ondo, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Enugu, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Cuba, where 1 percent are found.

Odeja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Odeja are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Odeja earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godeja9139/
Odheja9137/
Hodeja9112/
Odejah914/
Odejai913/
Odejas912/
Odejay911/
Ojdeja911/
Odea894,128/
Odej89203/
Odhejai839/
Godheja837/
Houdeja831/
Odhejas831/
Odhejau831/
Odhejay831/
Oudedja831/
Odeya803,168/
Odhej801,821/
Hodea80754/
Odeje80560/
Godea80523/
Adeja80320/
Odesa80237/
Odejo80219/
Oduja80188/
Odoja80172/
Odeji80153/
Odeza80141/
Odyja8087/
Odaja8076/
Odija8025/
Oudea8018/
Hodej8017/
Odeas8011/
Udeja809/
Oddea804/
Ojdea803/
Odeha803/
Odeah803/
Osdea801/
Odeyj801/
Oodea801/
Oidea801/
Odgea801/
Hodeijah771/
Oudija73443/
Hodija73302/
Odeajo73227/
Odyjas73143/
Odhejo73142/
Hojdea7391/
Hadeja7371/
Odhesa7362/
Odesca7358/
Godeia7353/
Gadeja7335/
Odisea7332/
Adejai7332/
Oudeia7331/
Odheya7326/
Adeija7325/
Odecha7323/
Udheja7317/
Hodeia7316/
Odejeh7316/
Odijah7315/
Odiesa7315/
Goidea7314/
Odejoh7314/
Godeza7313/
Hudeja7311/
Odieza7311/
Godeya7310/
Odedjo7310/
Odoeje7310/
Odeash739/
Adejah739/
Odeiah738/
Godgea736/
Gudeja735/
Odeiza735/
Oydeji734/
Odejie734/
Odegea734/
Odeyaa733/
Godaja732/
Odeath732/
Adeeja732/
Odoeya732/
Audeja732/
Odeeya732/
Odejje732/
Odesah732/
Odekha732/
Oidejo731/
Houdea731/
Hodesa731/
Hodgea731/
Goodea731/
Adejaa731/
Oedeji731/
Hodeji731/
Oddeji731/
Odeeji731/
Oduoja731/
Odioja731/
Odojah731/
Odijat731/
Odeejo731/
Odejoi731/
Hodeat731/
Hodeya731/
Oideas731/
Odehjo731/
Oderza731/
Odesea731/
Odijas731/
Odeaso731/
Goudej731/
Adheja731/
Adejea731/
O'Deji731/
Odesay731/
Odoeji731/
Odehji731/
Odeisa731/
Odheza731/
Odieje731/
Odijia731/
Houdej731/
Huodej731/
Goddea731/
Oudeha731/
Hoydea730/
Houdeidja711/
Houdeydja711/
Odey6748,068/
Hodijah6728,765/
Odei6715,190/
Odai6710,133/
Oday677,650/
Odie676,596/
Odee671,716/
Odaa671,547/
Adea671,500/
Odoj67534/
Odae67327/
Odau67272/
Odue67254/
Odye67173/
Odoe67140/
Hodyjas6789/
Odoa6776/
Odeu6769/
Odheisa6759/
Udea6726/
Hadedja6723/
Hodajah6715/
Odhisea6714/
Adejowa6713/
Houdeza679/
Adej678/
Adejaya676/
Oddeiah674/
Godecha674/
Gadheja674/
Goudeia674/
Adeiaja674/
Odiejie674/
Udej674/
Oydejie673/
Odajhah673/
Oduj672/
Hadeija672/
Odój672/
Odaj672/
Odiseas671/
Houdeji671/
Houdeya671/
Gaudeja671/
Aadeija671/
Udehaja671/
Odechoa671/
Hadejaa671/
Goodhea671/
Oudidja671/
Odehzad671/
Udhejas671/
Goudeya671/
Goodeza671/
Adedjai671/
Oduiaja671/
Odeigia671/
Hadeeja671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odeja
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