Odeje Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odeje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odeje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5201:340,65918,499
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odeje (86) may also be a first name.

Odeje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odeje is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odeje? popularity and diffusion

It is the 565,092nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Odeje are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 86 people.

Odeje is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 520 people, or 1 in 340,659. In Nigeria Odeje is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 46 percent are found, Delta, where 23 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odejeh9116/
Odoeje9110/
Odejie914/
Odejje912/
Odieje911/
Odee891,716/
Odej89203/
Odiejie834/
Oydejie833/
Odhej801,821/
Odege80810/
Odoje80723/
Odeja80366/
Odije80365/
Oodee80296/
Godee80222/
Odejo80219/
Odeji80153/
Adeje8092/
Odeye8068/
Odese8067/
Odeze8028/
Hodej8017/
Oduje8010/
Odaje809/
Udeje808/
Oddee803/
Odeue801/
Oidee801/
Odeyj801/
Odeey801/
Odeie801/
Oudee801/
Houdedje771/
Adedje731,881/
Odekhe73153/
Audeje73147/
Odhejo73142/
Odeche7382/
Odegie7367/
Godeja7339/
Odiese7337/
Odheja7337/
Godaje7329/
Odidje7325/
Goodee7320/
Oduije7318/
Odejoh7314/
Hodeja7312/
Hodege7312/
Odijeh7312/
Adejeh7310/
Odease7310/
Odeger739/
Odeezi739/
Odedji739/
Hodeye739/
Odezie738/
Odegeh737/
Adeije736/
Ooddee736/
Houdee736/
Goudee735/
Goddee735/
Odioje735/
Odeiji735/
Oydeji734/
Odejah734/
Odieze734/
Odegea734/
Adejei733/
Odejai733/
Godhee732/
Odieie732/
Godeye732/
Godeze732/
Odeeya732/
Odejas732/
Hoidee732/
Hoydee732/
Oddoje731/
Oidejo731/
Oedeji731/
Adeaje731/
Hodeji731/
Oddeji731/
Oodeey731/
Odeeji731/
Odoije731/
Odojeh731/
Odejay731/
Odeeze731/
Ojdeja731/
Odeesi731/
Odeejo731/
Odejoi731/
Odooje731/
Odoyee731/
Hoodee731/
Odeeye731/
Odehjo731/
Odesea731/
Odigee731/
Goudej731/
Gadeje731/
Adejea731/
O'Deji731/
Odeser731/
Odoeji731/
Odeges731/
Odehji731/
Odeige731/
Odieye731/
Odijee731/
Oodese731/
Houdej731/
Huodej731/
Udeije731/
Ouddee731/
Odijes731/
Odey6748,068/
Odei6715,190/
Odie676,596/
Odea674,128/
Adee672,338/
Odoj67534/
Odae67327/
Hodeige67279/
Odue67254/
Udee67248/
Odye67173/
Odoe67140/
Godajee67127/
Odeu6769/
Hodedji6744/
Goodeye6730/
Houdeye6720/
Odheche6711/
Hadedje6710/
Odhejai679/
Adej678/
Hodeges677/
Godheja677/
Goddeye674/
Goudaje674/
Odedjii674/
Udej674/
Goudeye674/
Godayee673/
Odeseph673/
Adedjei673/
Oduj672/
Odeajyi672/
Osdeche672/
Odój672/
Odaj672/
Hudejie672/
Houdeja671/
Houdeji671/
Hadejet671/
Odieche671/
Godezeh671/
Oudeize671/
Odhejas671/
Odhejau671/
Odhejay671/
O'Dease671/
Goudeze671/
Odeezie671/
Odechie671/
Odeiche671/
Odhoeye671/
Ojdedji671/
Godehye671/
Oudeche671/
Odegess670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odeje
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