Oduga Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4011:441,75322,667
Uganda771:507,00428,868
England271:2,063,63279,942
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oduga (24) may also be a first name.

Oduga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oduga (Oriya: ଓଡୁଗା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oduga.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 589,215th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. The last name Oduga occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Oduga live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oduga is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 24 people.

The last name Oduga is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 401 people, or 1 in 441,753. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Delta, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Oduga exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Oduga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odunga912,865/
Goduga919/
Oduiga914/
Oduuga913/
Odugah912/
Ooduga911/
Odugaa911/
Odugha911/
Odhuga911/
Ouduga911/
Odounga83974/
Oudouga83239/
Uodunga834/
Odugaud833/
Odughat832/
Odungah832/
Oduygai832/
Odughga831/
Odunnga831/
Odungha831/
Oddunga831/
Aduga801,231/
Odugo80821/
Oduge80397/
Odiga80368/
Odoga80215/
Uduga80107/
Eduga8074/
Goudouga7731/
Goidouga771/
Adunga732,930/
Adeuga73439/
Odunge73371/
Odigha73267/
Odungo73132/
Odhugo7378/
Guduga7350/
Auduga7338/
Oodiga7336/
Adouga7336/
Odhiga7334/
Adauga7327/
Hodoga7320/
Gaduga7319/
Aduega7312/
Adugha7311/
Odougi7310/
Eeduga738/
Odougo737/
Udunga735/
Godugo734/
Udugah734/
Odigaa733/
Odugie733/
Udugai732/
Odgugo732/
Adugah732/
Odogah732/
Odungi732/
Odugui731/
Oddiga731/
Oodugo731/
Heduga731/
Edugaa731/
Godugi731/
Aaduga731/
Oiduge731/
Hodiga731/
Udouga731/
Odiega731/
Odugis731/
Edeuga731/
Udugoa731/
Udugha731/
Odhoga731/
Odogha731/
Odughe731/
Odugho731/
Odigay731/
Huduga731/
Adugea731/
Goudoukga713/
Adounga67107/
Adeunga67101/
Adungai6753/
Odougou6718/
Hadunga678/
Adughga676/
Hadouga673/
Houdoga673/
Ahdouga672/
Adungah672/
Adungay672/
Hudunga671/
Goddugo671/
Odoungo671/
Odiegah671/
Houduge671/
Adeugau671/
Auduiga671/
Houdougaya671/
Hodogai671/
Odungho671/
Gatduga671/
Gadouga671/
Gadauga671/
Aduinga671/
Odhungo671/
Oduigho671/
Adhunga671/
Adeugha671/
O'Duger670/

Oduga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oduga in the Oriya language
ଓଡୁଗାoduga-

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