Odukwe Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Odukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 745 | 1:237,776 | 13,829 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Odukwe (12) may also be a first name.
Odukwe Demographics
Average Odukwe Salary in
United States
$37,400 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Odukwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odukwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odukwe? popularity and diffusion
Odukwe is the 427,422nd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,019,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Odukwe reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
Odukwe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 745 people, or 1 in 237,776. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 25 percent reside, Enugu, where 21 percent reside and Delta, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Odukwe Last Name Statistics demography
Odukwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,400 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oduekwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Odukw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Udukwe | 83 | 153 | / |
| Odokwe | 83 | 45 | / |
| Odugwe | 83 | 39 | / |
| Adukwe | 83 | 32 | / |
| Odukwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Odikwe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Edukwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Oduigwe | 77 | 27 | / |
| Oduegwe | 77 | 20 | / |
| Odhikwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Udeukwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Udoukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adukw | 73 | 4 | / |
| Auduikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odigwe | 67 | 4,084 | / |
| Adokwe | 67 | 629 | / |
| Adukwa | 67 | 555 | / |
| Odugbe | 67 | 221 | / |
| Adikwe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Udokwe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Odugwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Odokwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oduque | 67 | 9 | / |
| Odogwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Odukui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Udugwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odique | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odoekw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edukue | 67 | 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 Odukwe
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