Odewenu Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odewenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odewenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Odewenu Last Name Facts

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

Odewenu is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odewenu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Odewenu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odewenu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Odewenu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 33 percent reside, Oyo, where 32 percent reside and Osun, where 21 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Odewenu exists in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adewenu866/
Odewonu861/
Godevenou7567/
Odibenu7111/
Goudevenou715/
Adewonu713/
Adebenou672/
Adewanou671/
Houdehouenou633/
Adebinu57100/
Udevinu571/
Adivenu571/
Goudevainou5634/
Hadehouenou561/
Hodovanu539/
Eddavenu533/
Adavenou531/
Adivennu531/
Gaddivenu501/
Adhivesnu501/

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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 Odewenu
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