Odiwo Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2191:808,87136,014
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England41:13,929,515290,718

Odiwo (14) may also be a first name.

Odiwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odiwo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiwo? popularity and diffusion

Odiwo is the 1,017,412th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Odiwo reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odiwo is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 808,871. In Nigeria Odiwo is most numerous in: Lagos, where 32 percent are found, Edo, where 28 percent are found and Kaduna, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Odiwo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Odiwo surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Odiwo earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning $53,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odiewo911/
Odiwuo911/
Odiwoha832/
Odibo805,923/
Odiwa80637/
Oduwo80276/
Odewo80218/
Adiwo80118/
Odivo805/
Ediwo805/
Udiwo801/
Odaibo7392/
Odiowa7333/
Udoiwo7332/
Adaiwo7320/
Adiwou7312/
Odijbo732/
Odhibo732/
Odeibo732/
Oduuwo731/
Oduewo731/
Hodiwa731/
Odievo731/
Ediewo731/
Odiboy731/
Adiohwo67287/
Adiowho6738/
Odheibo6716/
Udoiwoh6715/
Udoiwot677/
Udoiwuo674/
Godiová674/
Hodewou672/
Odoibho671/
Odoiboh671/
Adhiwou671/
Hudihwo671/
Oudiová671/

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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 Odiwo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis