Odu Surname

17,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria29,7061:5,963739
India3271:2,345,76676,423
Indonesia2431:544,23543,920
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Cameroon1491:139,39015,562
Uganda1251:312,31421,378
England1201:464,31730,397
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Turkey361:2,161,70672,332
Solomon Islands331:17,5773,381
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Odu (3,922) may also be a first name.

Odu Last Name Facts

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

Odu (Hindi: ओदू, Marathi: ओडु, Oriya: ଓଦୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,798th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 234,704 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Odu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 111,825th most widely held first name globally, borne by 3,922 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29,706 people, or 1 in 5,963. In Nigeria Odu is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 21 percent are found, Imo, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Odu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Odu surname is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Odu surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

The amount Odu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.25% less than the national average, earning 217,161 kr per year and in United States they earn 23.42% more than the national average, earning $53,255 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odou864,048/
Oduh863,488/
Godu862,173/
Odud861,522/
Oodu86940/
Odus86848/
Oduu86398/
Oudu86390/
Oddu86285/
Odau86272/
Odhu86200/
Hodu86133/
Odut86124/
Odeu8669/
Oydu8650/
Odui8633/
Oduz8628/
Oidu8620/
Oduy868/
Odux868/
Odgu865/
Uodu863/
Oduj862/
Ojdu861/
Otdu861/
Oudou757,284/
Goddu755,652/
Goudu752,129/
Godau751,123/
Oddou75681/
Houdu75430/
Odoux75381/
Hodus75365/
Oydup75328/
Godgu75281/
Odeus75225/
Godou75212/
Hodut75158/
Oduch75144/
Godui75106/
Oduha75102/
Hoidu7587/
Goodu7533/
Godhu7529/
Hodou7528/
Odoud7512/
Hoydu7511/
Odouh7511/
Oddud759/
Oidui759/
Odahu758/
Oudus757/
Hodau756/
Hoduț756/
Oudui755/
O'Duu755/
Oodgu754/
Oduss754/
Ooddu753/
Goduy753/
Oduis753/
Oduhe753/
O'Dou753/
Oodut752/
Odush752/
Oidou752/
Uodhu752/
Hodeu752/
Uodud752/
Hodup752/
Odhau752/
Odhus752/
Odous752/
Oudud751/
Odudh751/
Odeue751/
Odhud751/
Odhuj751/
Odoup751/
Oodhu751/
Hodud751/
Hoedu751/
Uoddu751/
Odaud751/
Odeux751/
Oudhu751/
Oduud751/
Oiduh751/
Hojdu751/
Goydu751/
Hoddu751/
Oydou751/
Oedui751/
Oddau751/
Oduih751/
Oyduh751/
Goduh751/
Adu67188,296/
Edu6742,914/
Udu6714,556/
Houdou674,609/
Goudou674,049/
Ouddou67559/
Oddoux67301/
Oudoud67289/
Hodous67264/
Oudoux67208/
Houdus67121/
Hojdus6764/
Hodouš6762/
Hodoud6753/
Goudhu6745/
Hodupp6741/
Goddhu6736/
Goudeu6730/
Goidou6722/
Odusch6722/
Oduije6718/
Oudous6715/
Goodou6714/
O'Doud6713/
Goodau679/
Goudau679/
Hoidus679/
Oudusp677/
Odhult677/
Oudouh676/
Godhou675/
Goodeu673/
Gouddu673/
Goudgu673/
Ouddus673/
Hoydou673/
Oudgou673/
Hoodus672/
Eoudou672/
Hoduch672/
Odouha672/
Odautz671/
Oddous671/
Odouch671/
Ottddu671/
Hoddut671/
Godgou671/
Godhgu671/
Gooddu671/
Houddu671/
Houdeu671/
Hoidou671/
Hojdeu671/
Hojduś671/
Hoduss671/
Hodusz671/
Hoduľa671/
Oudouz671/
Oussdu671/
Oduuch671/
O'Daud671/
O'Daus671/
O'Dudt671/
Goudui671/
Goddou671/
Ouhdou671/
Oudhou671/
Houdui671/
Oiduch671/
Hodaus670/
Goodhu670/

Odu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odu in the Hindi language
ओदूodu66.67
ओदुodu33.33
Odu in the Oriya language
ଓଦୁodu64.29
ଓଡୁodu35.71
Odu in the Marathi language
ओडुodu44.44
ओदूodu27.78
ओदुodu16.67
क़ोडुqodu5.56
ओडूodu5.56

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