Odiru Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Odiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2031:872,62438,134
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Odiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odiru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odiru is the 1,025,894th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odiru are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 872,624. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 47 percent are found, Ondo, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odeiru912/
Odhiru911/
Odirou911/
Adiru8018,655/
Oduru802,008/
Ediru80395/
Oderu8045/
Houdirou774/
Hadiru73177/
Edieru7337/
A'Diru7329/
Edairu7326/
Odhuru7326/
Odduru7316/
Oderud7315/
Adhiru7311/
Oderut7310/
Oduuru738/
Ooduru738/
Adirou737/
Oderup736/
Odeeru736/
O'Duru734/
Adairu733/
Odueru733/
Adirus733/
Adiruz731/
Ahdiru731/
Gadiru731/
Odheru731/
Addiru731/
Aduiru731/
Adiruh731/
Uduiru731/
Edirou731/
Udioru731/
Osderu731/
Hoduru731/
Houdairou711/
Oderuth67344/
Hadirou677/
Guddiru675/
Odhuuru673/
Gadirou672/
Gadhiru671/
Adhirou671/
Addioru671/
Adduiru671/
Goderou671/
Odderup671/
Edierau671/
Haddiru671/
Hadairu671/
Hoderus670/

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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 Odiru
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