Odiakose Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odiakose Surname User-submission:

The Odiakose surname means 'It is in the hands of God' by the Enuani speaking people of Anioma region, Delta State, Nigeria. For clarity, it can be further broken into its syllables: odiaka-ose. While odiaka comes from the Igbo speaking influence of the south east, ose comes from the Benin speaking influence of the west in Edo state.

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Odiakose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3951:448,46322,923
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odiakose (19) may also be a first name.

Odiakose Surname Meaning

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The Odiakose surname means 'It is in the hands of God' by the Enuani speaking people of Anioma region, Delta State, Nigeria. For clarity, it can be further broken into its syllables: odiaka-ose. While odiaka comes from the Igbo speaking influence of the south east, ose comes from the Benin speaking influence of the west in Edo state.

- beniyke

Odiakose Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odiakose is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiakose? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 726,304th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Odiakose live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odiakose is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

The surname Odiakose is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 395 people, or 1 in 448,463. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 63 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Edo, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odiakuose941/
Odioakose941/
Odiakosa88300/
Odiokosa7522/
Odiacosa751/
Goudiakas714/
Odjokousse671/
Odeokosa632/
Audiakas631/
Ogyakase631/
Adjakossa591,243/
Audiakhas5910/
Adjakossi593/
Adjakoussa561/
Adjakas532/
Odjokeze5019/
Hadjacos501/

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