Odekilekun Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odekilekun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Odekilekun Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
England21:27,859,030389,889

Odekilekun Last Name Facts

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

Odekilekun is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odekilekun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Odekilekun is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Odekilekun live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 77 percent live, Osun, where 17 percent live and Ogun, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odekileokun952/
Adekilekun90476/
Odukilekun902/
Adekilekunn862/
Adekileokun862/
Adekillekun861/
Adekolekun803/
Adekilakun801/
Adekolakun701/
Adekolegan6047/
Adik Alkan501/
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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 Odekilekun
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