Odigwe Surname

113,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,0501:43,7393,423
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Odigwe (173) may also be a first name.

Odigwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odigwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odigwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odigwe is the 113,295th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,784,414 people. The last name Odigwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Odigwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odigwe is also the 694,534th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 173 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,050 people, or 1 in 43,739. In Nigeria Odigwe is mostly found in: Delta, where 42 percent live, Anambra, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Odigwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Odigwe last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Odigwe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oduigwe9227/
Odiegwe925/
Odaigwe922/
Odigwue922/
Odeigwe921/
Adigwe836,566/
Udigwe83393/
Edigwe83235/
Odigue83102/
Odigbe8393/
Odugwe8339/
Odigwa8312/
Odikwe839/
Odegwe838/
Udeigwe77619/
Udoigwe7734/
Hodigue7721/
Oduegwe7720/
Udaigwe7712/
Edeigwe7710/
Uduigwe7710/
Odhikwe777/
Udiegwe776/
Adiegwe775/
Adigweh774/
Adiggwe773/
Adigkwe772/
Adaigwe772/
Adeigwe772/
Adigwee772/
Adigwei772/
Adigwea772/
Odihgbe771/
Odigbhe771/
Oduigwa771/
Odiekwe771/
Uudigwe771/
Hodegwe771/
Odiogue771/
Oddigue771/
Edhigwe771/
Odiguee771/
Aadigwe771/
Adigwey771/
Adigw735/
Goudigue711/
Houdigbe711/
Udeigwie711/
Adigue671,935/
Adigbe671,079/
Odukwe67808/
Odegbe67137/
Adikwe67102/
Odigui6758/
Adegwe6752/
Odikwa6741/
Odegwa6726/
Odegue6716/
Udegwe6714/
Odekwe6712/
Adigwa6711/
Udikwe676/
Udigue674/
Edegwe674/
Odique673/
Adugwe672/
Udiqwe671/
Goudaigue671/
Edikwe671/

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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 Odigwe
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