Oduekun Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduekun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduekun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Oduekun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oduekun is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduekun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oduekun is the 1,189,614th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Oduekun reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Oduekun is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria Oduekun is most numerous in: Ogun, where 38 percent are found, Lagos, where 31 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Oduekun occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odukun923/
Odoekun861/
Odeyokun8019/
Otuekung801/
Adukun776/
Edukun771/
Adeekun719/
Adeakun717/
Adeykun712/
Adeikun711/
Adeyekun671,074/
Adayekun675/
Adehakun672/
Adeyakun671/
Adoukoun671/
Adikun6282/
Edikun626/
Adikhun571/
Adikaun571/
Adejokun53871/
Adeyokun53206/
Atwetkun53104/
Adeiokun533/
Adeyekon532/
Adwyokun531/
Adojokun531/
Adejuokun504/
Adejookun503/
Adejokkun501/
Adejokuun501/

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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
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  • 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 Oduekun
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