Odjou Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Odjou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 237 | 1:43,610 | 5,585 |
| Burkina Faso | 83 | 1:221,110 | 4,608 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Odjou (34) may also be a first name.
Odjou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odjou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Odjou is most common in Benin. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Odjou? popularity and diffusion
Odjou is the 804,502nd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odjou live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odjou is also the 1,775,424th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 34 people.
Odjou is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 43,610. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 41 percent reside, Zou Department, where 29 percent reside and Collines Department, where 13 percent reside. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 24 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Odjou
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