Odoyi Surname
Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname
Odoyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 652 | 1:59,876 | 6,957 |
| Nigeria | 427 | 1:414,854 | 21,592 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Odoyi (38) may also be a first name.
Odoyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odoyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odoyi is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Odoyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Odoyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 338,735th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,710,447 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odoyi live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 38 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 59,876. In Uganda Odoyi is primarily concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 19 percent are found, Mukono District, where 13 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Odoyi
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