Odeniyi Surname

84,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odeniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odeniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,5851:31,7182,648
England731:763,26141,903
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Odeniyi (286) may also be a first name.

Odeniyi Last Name Facts

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

Odeniyi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odeniyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,616th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,276,501 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odeniyi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 523,065th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 286 people.

The surname Odeniyi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,585 people, or 1 in 31,718. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 31 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Oyo, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Odeniyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Odeniyi surname is predominantly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Odeniyi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Odeniyi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.11% less than the national average, earning $34,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adeniyi86158,955/
Odeniya86292/
Odeniji8615/
Odeniye8611/
Odeniyo865/
Odeneyi865/
Odenuyi861/
Adeeniyi8014/
Adeniyii809/
Adeneiyi805/
Addeniyi804/
Adeniyiy801/
Adenijyi801/
Odenie7735/
Odenye7720/
Odeney770/
Adeniji7165,957/
Adeniye71946/
Odiniya71912/
Odeneye71321/
Adeniya71222/
Adenoyi71116/
Adeneyi7166/
Odengoi7137/
Adiniyi7121/
Adenuyi7119/
Adeniyo7112/
Odenoye7111/
Odiniye716/
Adenayi715/
Odenija713/
Odoniye713/
Odeenye712/
Odeaney711/
Godeney711/
Odenaid711/
Adeniey711/
Odonyia711/
Hodeney711/
Odoniya711/
Odeinye711/
Odeneya711/
Odeneyo711/
Odaniya711/
Odengai711/
Odhaniya6710/
Aadeniji677/
Adenijia676/
Addeniji676/
Adenijih675/
Adenijie674/
Adeniyah672/
Adenioye672/
Adaneiyi672/
Adenieye672/
Adeiniji671/
Odiniyah671/
Adeaneiy671/
Goodenay670/
Goodenoy670/
Hodgeney670/
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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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  • 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 Odeniyi
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