Odetayo Surname

150,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odetayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odetayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8991:61,1054,532
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Odetayo (131) may also be a first name.

Odetayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odetayo occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odetayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 150,675th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,490,617 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odetayo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 811,108th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 131 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,899 people, or 1 in 61,105. In Nigeria Odetayo is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 34 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Oyo, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odeutayo933/
Odetayot931/
Odeayo923/
Odetay922/
Adetayo8613,285/
Odatayo865/
Odetaya863/
Odetaye863/
Odetayi862/
Oditayo862/
Odetoyo862/
Odeay8359/
Adeetayo804/
Adetaiyo803/
Gadetayo803/
Aadetayo802/
Adietayo802/
Addetayo802/
Adeatayo801/
Adeytayo801/
Adoetayo801/
Adetayoo801/
Odeajo77227/
O'Deay7716/
Odetau777/
Odieyo773/
Odetea773/
Odeayi773/
Adetayowa751/
Adesayo711,002/
Odetoye71735/
Odetuyi71130/
Odesaya7185/
Adetoyo7136/
Adetaye7118/
Adatayo716/
Odetoia714/
Odeteye713/
Aditayo713/
Odetoyi712/
Odetuye712/
Adetyoa712/
Odesaye712/
Odeajyi712/
Adetiyo712/
Adetaya711/
Adetays711/
Addeayo711/
Oditayi711/
Odeaayi711/
Adetajo711/
Adetuyo711/
Aadetay711/
Godgeay710/
Adeshayo6711/
Odiey675/
Edeteyoh674/
Odeoa673/
Odgea671/
Odeou671/
Odjea671/
Odjay671/
Odyoa671/
Adeesayo671/
Oddetoye671/

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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 Odetayo
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