Oduah Surname

284,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2131:146,0379,290
United States921:3,939,771214,590
England291:1,921,31276,208
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Oduah (32) may also be a first name.

Oduah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oduah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oduah.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oduah is the 284,447th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,386,213 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Oduah live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,213 people, or 1 in 146,037. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 23 percent are found, Delta, where 22 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Oduah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oduah last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

Oduah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $40,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odouah912/
Eduah804,043/
Aduah802,034/
Oduha80102/
Odoua8061/
Oduho8050/
Odaua801/
Oudoua7385/
Godoua7333/
Goduľa7327/
Odoeah733/
Odouha732/
Edouah732/
Hodoua731/
Hoduľa731/
Haduah731/
Adouah731/
Aduhah731/
Oduhau731/
Odauau731/
Ouddoua67366/
Goudoua6735/
Houdoua6710/
Odouhas671/
Goudeua671/

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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 Oduah
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