Odulawa Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odulawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odulawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1901:932,33040,120
England101:5,571,806158,774

Odulawa Last Name Facts

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

Odulawa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odulawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Odulawa is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Odulawa are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria Odulawa is primarily found in: Ogun, where 56 percent reside, Lagos, where 30 percent reside and Delta, where 6 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adulawa866/
Odulewa862/
Odulawo861/
Edulawa861/
Odulowa861/
Adulyawat754/
Aduelhawa753/
Odulowo71166/
Adulewa71112/
Adulawo7199/
Adilawa7190/
Oydullaeva716/
Odulabi716/
Odulova715/
Udulawo712/
Hodulova6738/
Adulaeva674/
Godulova674/
Adulavad674/
Hoduleva672/
Adoulawo671/
Odoulabi671/
Oduulowo671/
Udulavad671/

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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 Odulawa
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