Ododu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ododu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ododu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ododu (11) may also be a first name.

Ododu Last Name Facts

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

Ododu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ododu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Ododu reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

Ododu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Ododu is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 36 percent live, Ondo, where 27 percent live and Bayelsa, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Odoudu916/
Ododou911/
Ododui911/
Odoudou8341/
Houdodu831/
Odadu8038/
Adodu8038/
Edodu8034/
Udodu809/
Odedu801/
Oudoudou776/
Odaudu732,296/
Udoudu7311/
Udoedu7311/
Adodou735/
Godadu735/
Adoduh734/
Odadau734/
Eduodu733/
Aduodu732/
Oddadu731/
Gudodu731/
Houdoudou7112/
Goudoudou712/
Adoudou673,837/
Udoudou6712/
Odhudhu675/
Addgodu675/
Udoiduy674/
Odeudeu673/
Godadau673/
Addodui671/
Godadou671/
Hodehdu671/
Udoidut671/

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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 Ododu
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