Odoemelam Surname

165,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odoemelam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odoemelam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5711:68,9004,998
United States221:16,475,406557,260
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Odoemelam (221) may also be a first name.

Odoemelam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odoemelam is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Odoemelam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odoemelam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odoemelam is the 165,072nd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,776,208 people. The last name Odoemelam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Odoemelam reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odoemelam is also the 606,684th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 221 people.

The last name Odoemelam is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,571 people, or 1 in 68,900. In Nigeria Odoemelam is mostly found in: Abia, where 65 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Odoemelam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Odoemelam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 74.23% less than the national average, earning R 61,248 per year and in United States they earn 27.66% less than the national average, earning $31,212 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Odoemelam
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