Odeyi Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Odeyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Odeyi (10) may also be a first name.
Odeyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odeyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odeyi occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odeyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Odeyi is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Odeyi are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria Odeyi is mostly found in: Rivers, where 62 percent live, Benue, where 16 percent live and Kaduna, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
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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 Odeyi
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