Odofin Surname

64,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odofin Surname User-submission:

The Odofin surname means 'thanks' in Nigeria.

Odofin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,2491:24,4372,138
Benin3201:32,2994,232
England981:568,55234,674
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Odofin (420) may also be a first name.

Odofin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Odofin surname means 'thanks' in Nigeria.

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Odofin Last Name Facts

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

Odofin occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Odofin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odofin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 64,714th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 943,127 people. The last name Odofin is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odofin live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 419,319th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 420 people.

The surname Odofin is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,249 people, or 1 in 24,437. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 30 percent live, Ondo, where 20 percent live and Kogi, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Odofin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Odofin last name is principally Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

Odofin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.1% more than the national average, earning $70,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ododfin925/
Odoofin924/
Oidofin922/
Odofink921/
Oodofin921/
Odofn913/
Oduoffin862/
Odafin8348/
Udofin8334/
Adofin8317/
Odefin835/
Odofen835/
Edofin833/
Odofim831/
Odoifn831/
Adofina77329/
Godofen774/
Udofien774/
Udofina773/
Odeffin771/
Udofn731/
Udoffing714/
Adafin67606/
Odafen67224/
Adefin6756/
Edafin6716/
Udofen672/
Edefin671/
Addafin621/
Hedafin620/
Adoufeng571/
Adafim501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odofin
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