Odiu Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Odiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Odiu (22) may also be a first name.

Odiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odiu occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Odiu live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Odiu is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename globally, held by 22 people.

The surname Odiu is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Central, where 76 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 24 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odius8927/
Odieu894/
Odiua892/
Godiu891/
Odagiu801,637/
Odajiu80594/
Hodoiu80108/
Oudiou8073/
Oudoiu803/
Odegiu802/
Hodieu802/
Odiuie801/
Odijeu801/
Ediu75349/
Odju75281/
Adiu7587/
Udiu751/
Goidoiu7353/
Goudiou735/
Goudjiu731/
Goudoiu731/
Hoidiou731/
Godhiou731/
Odjou67348/
Gudiu67225/
Adiju67194/
Adiou6793/
Adieu6771/
Hodju6769/
Adius6739/
Edieu6735/
Hadiu6730/
Odyou6728/
Adeiu6710/
Odéus679/
Edjiu677/
Odyue675/
Odeju675/
Odehu674/
Adihu674/
Gadiu673/
Aadiu673/
Audiu673/
Oduju672/
Odeyu672/
Uddiu672/
Oduyu672/
Houdihou671/
Odoju671/
Adoiu671/
Godyu671/
Udieu671/
Odjus671/
Odeou671/
Hudiu671/
Ediju671/

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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 Odiu
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