Odeshola Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odeshola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odeshola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4961:357,14319,221
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Odeshola (24) may also be a first name.

Odeshola Last Name Facts

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

Odeshola occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Odeshola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odeshola? popularity and diffusion

The last name Odeshola is the 617,057th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odeshola live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.

Odeshola is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 357,143. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 41 percent are found, Ogun, where 23 percent are found and Oyo, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Odeshola occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 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
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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 Odeshola
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