Odowu Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Odowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Odowu (33) may also be a first name.
Odowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odowu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Odowu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Odowu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Odowu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odowu is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 33 people.
Odowu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Odowu is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 31 percent live, Delta, where 22 percent live and Ondo, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odojwu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Hodowu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Odowgu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oidowu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Odowou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Odouwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Odhowou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hodowud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odewu | 80 | 448 | / |
| Odobu | 80 | 125 | / |
| Odawu | 80 | 93 | / |
| Edowu | 80 | 56 | / |
| Udowu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Oduwu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Adowu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Hodewu | 73 | 207 | / |
| Odewhu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Odhuwu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Adowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hedowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hodawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Udoewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adowui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Odavou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uduowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edoewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Udojwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Udoiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gudowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odauwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odabou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odoubou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Udoiwud | 67 | 11 | / |
| Edhowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adohwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadowou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Odowu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis