Odekunle Surname

65,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odekunle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odekunle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,5211:23,5532,070
England661:844,21344,691
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Odekunle (252) may also be a first name.

Odekunle Last Name Facts

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

Odekunle is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odekunle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odekunle is the 65,477th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 955,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Odekunle live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odekunle is also the 561,423rd most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 252 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,521 people, or 1 in 23,553. In Nigeria Odekunle is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 31 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Osun, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Odekunle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (77%) in Nigeria.

Odekunle earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Odekunle
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