Oderu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oderu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oderu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Oderu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oderu (Marathi: ओदेरु) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Oderu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oderu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Oderu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oderu live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oderu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Oderu is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 39 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 32 percent reside and Benue, where 21 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oderud9115/
Oderut9110/
Oderup916/
Odeeru916/
Odeiru912/
Odheru911/
Osderu911/
Oderuth83344/
Goderou831/
Odderup831/
Hoderus830/
Odaru804,407/
Ederu802,592/
Aderu80454/
Odiru80246/
Odoru8058/
Uderu8027/
Ouderrou774/
Odeeruth772/
Gouderou772/
Hodgeruy770/
Aderou7353/
Edieru7337/
Gaderu7333/
O'Daru7322/
Udearu7322/
Aderut7315/
Aaderu7314/
Auderu7312/
Guderu738/
Aderup736/
Oddaru735/
Aderud735/
Aderus734/
Odaaru732/
Odharu732/
Odhoru731/
Edheru731/
Haderu731/
Edereu731/
Edeeru731/
Adderu731/
Adeuru731/
Edeyru731/
Oodaru731/
Oodoru731/
Odirou731/
Odhiru731/
Od'aru731/
Odarru731/
Adearu731/
Adereu731/
Aderru731/
Ederau731/
Haderup67146/
Auderut6731/
Aaderup679/
Gudderu674/
Aderouj672/
Gadheru671/
Edierau671/
Adejrou671/
Aderoud671/
Gaderau670/
Euderud670/

Oderu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oderu in the Marathi language
ओदेरुoderu50
ऑदेरुoderu50

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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 Oderu
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