Odetundun Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odetundun Surname User-submission:

Odetundun is a Yoruba surname, meaning 'hunting is gratifying'. It translates to 'hunting is sweet' in the Yoruba language. Mostly a last name in recent times. It was used as first names in the olden days. The name originated from families where they have hunters.

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Odetundun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2951:600,48428,761
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Odetundun (13) may also be a first name.

Odetundun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Odetundun is a Yoruba surname, meaning 'hunting is gratifying'. It translates to 'hunting is sweet' in the Yoruba language. Mostly a last name in recent times. It was used as first names in the olden days. The name originated from families where they have hunters. The name Odetundun in recent times, is bore by people who originated from Kwara and Ekiti States in Nigeria.

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Odetundun Last Name Facts

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

Odetundun is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Odetundun.

How Common Is The Last Name Odetundun? popularity and diffusion

Odetundun is the 899,940th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name Odetundun is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odetundun are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 600,484. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kwara, where 49 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Osun, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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