Odemena Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odemena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odemena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Odemena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odemena occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odemena? popularity and diffusion

The last name Odemena is the 1,252,959th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Odemena live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Odemena is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria Odemena is primarily found in: Lagos, where 20 percent reside, Rivers, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Odemena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Odemena surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Odemena earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 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
  • 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 Odemena
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