Odesanya Surname

139,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odesanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odesanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0241:58,5794,396
England1231:452,99229,924
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Odesanya (49) may also be a first name.

Odesanya Last Name Facts

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

Odesanya is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odesanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odesanya is the 139,883rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,282,351 people. The surname Odesanya is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Odesanya reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name in the world, held by 49 people.

Odesanya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,024 people, or 1 in 58,579. In Nigeria Odesanya is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 36 percent reside, Ogun, where 34 percent reside and Oyo, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Odesanya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Odesanya last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Odesanya earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 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 Odesanya
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