Odiegwu Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odiegwu Surname User-submission:

The Odiegwu surname derives from o di egwu, meaning 'it is great'.

Odiegwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7931:223,38313,161
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Odiegwu (45) may also be a first name.

Odiegwu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Odiegwu surname derives from o di egwu, meaning 'it is great'.

- ugochukwu

Odiegwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odiegwu is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiegwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 424,145th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,930,816 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Odiegwu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odiegwu is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 45 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 793 people, or 1 in 223,383. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 21 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Delta, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Odiegwu Last Name Statistics demography

Odiegwu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 341.5% more than the national average, earning R 1,049,170 per year.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odiegwu
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