Oduegwu Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Oduegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Oduegwu (12) may also be a first name.
Oduegwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oduegwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oduegwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oduegwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Oduegwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,218,745th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname Oduegwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oduegwu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oduegwu is also the 3,306,491st most common given name globally, borne by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 967,993. In Nigeria Oduegwu is mostly found in: Delta, where 46 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Edo, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odwuegwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Odugwu | 92 | 547 | / |
| Odiegwu | 86 | 816 | / |
| Oduegbu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Otuegwu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Uduegwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Odukgwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oduhagwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Odukwu | 77 | 471 | / |
| Edugwu | 77 | 125 | / |
| Adugwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Odigwu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Atuegwu | 71 | 411 | / |
| Adiegwu | 71 | 152 | / |
| Uduegbu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Otuekwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Edughwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eduigwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adukwu | 62 | 4,788 | / |
| Adigwu | 62 | 812 | / |
| Edukwu | 62 | 448 | / |
| Odikwu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Edigwu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Atuegbu | 57 | 1,057 | / |
| Adiekwu | 57 | 6 | / |
| Ediqueu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Adukkwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aduikwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aadukwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Edhigwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hadukwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Edukwuu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aatuegbu | 53 | 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 Oduegwu
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