Odiom Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odiom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odiom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Odiom (15) may also be a first name.

Odiom Last Name Facts

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

Odiom has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Odiom is the 3,432,070th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Odiom are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odiom is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 32 percent live and Rivers, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Odiom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Odiom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Odiom last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godiom9170/
Odiome914/
Odihom911/
Odim891,571/
Odion8014,455/
Godim80515/
Odiam80170/
Odime80129/
Odiem80115/
Adiom8099/
Ediom8024/
Hodim8019/
Oduim8013/
Odeom802/
Udiom801/
Odeim801/
Osdim801/
Oddim801/
Odaim800/
Odiong734,516/
Odiame73437/
Goudim73120/
Odhiam7360/
O'Diam7321/
Odione7320/
Odheim7315/
Godion7310/
Adiome7310/
Odeion735/
Hodiem734/
Oodime733/
Odjoum732/
Goidim732/
Odaime731/
Gohdim731/
Goodim731/
Odehom731/
Oddion731/
Odeome731/
Edjiom731/
O'Dime731/
Odayom731/
Odiamn731/
Odjiam731/
Oudihm731/
Odimme731/
Eediom731/
Odiond731/
Godiam730/
Gadiom730/
Adim6712,075/
Odem671,212/
Godheim6736/
Goudiam6726/
Oudaime679/
Hodoyom679/
Houdion675/
Goodion673/
Godjoum672/
Adihome672/
Odiohon671/
Edijoum671/
Oudione671/
Hedihom671/
Oudjoum671/
Oddiame671/
Godijon671/
Gohdjom671/
Goodeom670/

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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 Odiom
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