Odekwu Surname
5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Odekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odoekwu | 92 | 35 | / |
| Odeikwu | 92 | 14 | / |
| Adekwu | 83 | 337 | / |
| Odegwu | 83 | 217 | / |
| Udekwu | 83 | 163 | / |
| Odokwu | 83 | 154 | / |
| Odikwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Edekwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Odahiekwu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Odiegwu | 77 | 816 | / |
| Odiokwu | 77 | 73 | / |
| Odeghwu | 77 | 66 | / |
| Odaikwu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Edeikwu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Udeukwu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Adeikwu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Adiekwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Adeukwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Odeigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odogkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udeckwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udechkwu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ochdikwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Udeankwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adiekweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adikwu | 67 | 11,080 | / |
| Odogwu | 67 | 5,822 | / |
| Adokwu | 67 | 733 | / |
| Adegwu | 67 | 515 | / |
| Adakwu | 67 | 151 | / |
| Edikwu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Udegwu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Edegwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Odagwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Odigwu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Odegbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Udechckwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odoqwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edakwu | 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 Odekwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis