Ododah Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ododah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ododah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ododah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ododah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ododah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Ododah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ododah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 23 percent reside, Ondo, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odotdah921/
Ododa911,316/
Ododay8360/
Ododai8353/
Odedah8343/
Ododoh8322/
Adodah832/
Gododa831/
Odooda831/
Ododoa831/
Osdoda831/
Hodhoda778/
Hodedah775/
Hododat773/
Ododo734,751/
Odeda73187/
Adoda7399/
Edoda731/
Adouda67261/
Adodoh6740/
Gadoda6725/
Odoodo6719/
Hodeda6716/
Odoido6715/
Odoudo6712/
Gododo6710/
Odadah677/
Oddeda674/
Adosda674/
Hododo673/
Ededah672/
Adodas672/
Ojdeda672/
Edadah672/
Adodea671/
Adoday671/
Odhada671/
Odeeda671/
Hoszdodaz671/
Adodod671/
Ododou671/
Ododdo671/
Adgoda671/
Adedah671/
Aadoda671/
Adodha671/
Hooddouda671/
Adodoa671/

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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 Ododah
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