Odemi Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Odemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Odemi (658) may also be a first name.
Odemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Odemi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Odemi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,453,389th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odemi are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 323,699th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 658 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria Odemi is most frequent in: Delta, where 81 percent reside, Edo, where 7 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Odemi
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