Odekeye Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odekeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odekeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5011:353,57819,069
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Odekeye (22) may also be a first name.

Odekeye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odekeye is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odekeye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 599,225th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. The last name Odekeye occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Odekeye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 501 people, or 1 in 353,578. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 48 percent are found, Lagos, where 28 percent are found and Oyo, where 15 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Odekeye Last Name Statistics demography

Odekeye earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 158.12% more than the national average, earning $111,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odekoeye931/
Odekey9213/
Odekee921/
Adekeye867,231/
Odekeyo8673/
Odekoye865/
Odekaye864/
Odekeyi861/
Godekey861/
Odakeye861/
Edekeye861/
Odekeya861/
Odeskey860/
Odekuoye8022/
Aadekeye801/
Godekeya801/
Adekeiye801/
Odekei773/
Adekey772/
Udekee771/
Odekeu771/
Edekey771/
Adekye771/
Adekoye712,002/
Odekoya71229/
Adekaye7198/
Odekayo7147/
Adekeyi7110/
Adokeye715/
Adekiye713/
Adekuye713/
Adekeya713/
Adikeye712/
Adekeje712/
Hedekey712/
Odokaye711/
Adakeye711/
Hodekoy711/
Odokoye711/
Adeekye711/
Odiekea711/
Udikeye711/
Adekuoye6746/
Godekiya6713/
Adekaiye672/
Adhekaye671/
Edhekiye671/
Odekhayo671/
Adecheye671/
Hodokoye671/
Hodokaye671/
Adekayei671/
Odikuoye671/
Odaiskey671/
Odeskaya671/
Adeekeyu671/
Hodeckie670/

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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
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  • 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 Odekeye
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