Odikanwa Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Odikanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 198 | 1:894,660 | 38,889 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Odikanwa (10) may also be a first name.
Odikanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odikanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Odikanwa is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Odikanwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,152,132nd most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. Odikanwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Odikanwa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odikanwa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 10 people.
Odikanwa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 894,660. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 19 percent reside, Kano, where 12 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Odikanwa
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