Odeshina Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Odeshina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 223 | 1:794,362 | 35,535 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Odeshina (17) may also be a first name.
Odeshina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odeshina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Odeshina has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Odeshina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odeshina? popularity and diffusion
Odeshina is the 1,088,856th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odeshina are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 17 people.
The last name Odeshina is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 794,362. In Nigeria Odeshina is most numerous in: Lagos, where 45 percent are found, Plateau, where 16 percent are found and Ogun, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Odeshina
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