Oduduwa Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduduwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oduduwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1301:1,362,63753,337
England101:5,571,806158,774
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

The alternate forms: Odùdúwà (1) are calculated separately.

Oduduwa (24) may also be a first name.

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Oduduwa Demographics

Average Oduduwa Salary in
England

£19,250

Per year
Rank:
83,077 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.00868E-5
Rank: 82,849 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
71.36%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Oduduwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oduduwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Odùdúwà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduduwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oduduwa is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Oduduwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Oduduwa live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oduduwa is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Oduduwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 1,362,637. In Nigeria Oduduwa is most common in: Ondo, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Delta, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Senegal, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oduduwah937/
Oduduuwah882/
Oduduba8670/
Aduduwa862/
Odùdúwà861/
Adoduwa7141/
Aduduwe711/
Udoudouwa631/
Adudubo574/
Ododowei5311/

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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 Oduduwa
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