Odigu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Odigu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odigu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odigu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Odigu is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Odigu are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Odigu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 84 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Adamawa, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Odiegu9112/
Odiogu916/
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Godigu913/
Odiekgu831/
Odugu806,399/
Edigu80397/
Adigu80396/
Odegu8042/
Udigu801/
Goudigou771/
Hadigu731,453/
Ediegu73253/
Adigou73189/
Adiogu73184/
Oduegu73110/
Odughu7343/
Odegou7327/
Oodugu7319/
Adaigu7316/
Odeagu7310/
Hodugu734/
Edighu733/
Adiguh733/
Adiguu732/
Ediggu731/
Odeugu731/
Hedigu731/
Uodugu731/
Udeigu731/
Adeigu731/
Edhigu731/
Odigoe731/
Godegu731/
Adigus731/
Audigou67141/
Uudhigu6753/
Adheigu6741/
Hadigud675/
Gadigou672/
Adiogou671/
Adiegou671/
Odayghu671/

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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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  • 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 Odigu
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