Odogun Surname

194,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odogun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odogun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1181:83,6375,905
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Odogun (90) may also be a first name.

Odogun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odogun is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odogun? popularity and diffusion

Odogun is the 194,677th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,376,991 people. The last name Odogun is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odogun are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 90 people.

The last name Odogun is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,118 people, or 1 in 83,637. In Nigeria Odogun is most frequent in: Delta, where 35 percent live, Ondo, where 28 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Odogun Last Name Statistics demography

Odogun earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osdogun921/
Odoghun921/
Odongoun861/
Edogun831,163/
Adogun83374/
Udogun83193/
Odugun83107/
Odegun8311/
Odogum835/
Odogon831/
Adogoun77305/
Adgogun774/
Adongun774/
Adoigun772/
Odegoun772/
Addogun771/
Audogun771/
Edoghun771/
Aduogun771/
Godugun771/
Adongoun7111/
Odeghoun711/
Adegun676,500/
Adagun67350/
Adogon6797/
Adugun6724/
Edegun675/
Adogum674/
Edagun672/
Odugon671/

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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 Odogun
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