Odekan Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Odekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
Odekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Odekan occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Odekan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odekan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Odekan reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Odekan is most common in: Plateau Department, where 100 percent live. Other than Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 39 percent live and Turkey, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odekhan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Odekane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Godekan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Odekhain | 86 | 3 | / |
| Houdekan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adekan | 83 | 297 | / |
| Odakan | 83 | 69 | / |
| Odikan | 83 | 28 | / |
| Edekan | 83 | 14 | / |
| Odekon | 83 | 6 | / |
| Odecan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Odokan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adekaan | 77 | 113 | / |
| Gudekan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Adeskan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Adekane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Adeikan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oudekon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adoekan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Udekang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adeakan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Odekoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odikcan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adeekan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gadekan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houdekon | 71 | 42 | / |
| Adeekann | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adeshkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adechkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hodekoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hodakhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adhekant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oedekoon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haddekan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Adakan | 67 | 580 | / |
| Edikan | 67 | 178 | / |
| Adikan | 67 | 167 | / |
| Odakon | 67 | 33 | / |
| Adecan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Odikangue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Edecan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Odocan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Edakan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Adekam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Odikon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odokon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adykan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adekon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houhdekon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adokan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odacan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Odekan
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