Odinya Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odinya Surname User-submission:

Odinya is an Aramean surname, which means 'goddess of the sun'.

Odinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2251:787,30135,295
Kenya2131:216,80715,399
Uganda641:609,98932,257
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odinya (60) may also be a first name.

Odinya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Odinya is an Aramean surname, which means 'goddess of the sun'.

- odinya

Odinya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odinya is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odinya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 611,703rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odinya live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odinya is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 60 people.

Odinya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 71 percent are found, Kaduna, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 42 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Odinya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odienya9295/
Oidinya9213/
Odinyah924/
Odionya924/
Odeinya921/
Odinaiya862/
Adinya831,736/
Odinyo8330/
Odinia8328/
Odenya8317/
Odinea832/
Udinya832/
Udeinya77303/
Gudinya7722/
Adinyah774/
Odesnya773/
Odeanya772/
Odiniha771/
Odinhay771/
Odingia771/
Odineau771/
Adinyad771/
Adienya771/
Adeinya771/
Odinjah771/
Uduinya771/
Aditnya771/
Aadinya771/
Godinja771/
Odiña73252/
Odiņa732/
Oudainia71754/
Adinaiya7110/
Adinyayi711/
Odhienyo711/
Hodainia711/
Odenyo671,620/
Adenya67924/
Adinyo67146/
Adinia6761/
Udinia6723/
Udenya6718/
Adigna6714/
Odinjo6714/
Oudhainia679/
Odenia676/
Adinha674/
Odeñia673/
Adinja673/
Odiñia671/

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