Odumare Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Odumare Surname User-submission:
Odu means in Yoruba (a language in Southern parts of Nigeria) 'to search', 'deep search' or 'something clouded, unfathomable, or veiled'. A secret that is hidden that no one knows.
The word can be used by itself as a 'secret', but when combined with another becomes another meaning.
Read More About This SurnameOdumare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Odumare Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Odu means in Yoruba (a language in Southern parts of Nigeria) 'to search', 'deep search' or 'something clouded, unfathomable, or veiled'. A secret that is hidden that no one knows.
The word can be used by itself as a 'secret', but when combined with another becomes another meaning.
Odu-mare, which is used for God, means 'one who is searched but cannot be seen'.
The full name is God is Olo-du-mare, meaning 'the owner', 'originator', or 'supreme of that which is searched but cannot be seen or revealed'. Almighty God. Another pronunciation uses Edu - instead of Odu.
Odu-banjo means 'the unsearchable one abides with me'.
Odu-naiya means 'the one who is unsearchable but brave'.
Odu-leke means 'the unsearchable one is victorious'.
Odu-wole - 'the unfathomable/ the secret one has come in to stay'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsPhonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godumare | 93 | 7 | / |
| Odumar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Edumare | 86 | 4 | / |
| Odumere | 86 | 3 | / |
| Odhumar | 86 | 3 | / |
| Godumari | 80 | 7 | / |
| Odumario | 80 | 1 | / |
| Odumor | 77 | 65 | / |
| Adumar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goddumari | 75 | 79 | / |
| Godumarri | 75 | 15 | / |
| Audumares | 75 | 11 | / |
| Godumarry | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oddumarri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goddumarri | 71 | 538 | / |
| Odomari | 71 | 332 | / |
| Odomore | 71 | 58 | / |
| Edumere | 71 | 19 | / |
| Adimare | 71 | 18 | / |
| Goddumarry | 71 | 14 | / |
| Adoumar | 71 | 11 | / |
| Adumari | 71 | 10 | / |
| Edumari | 71 | 6 | / |
| Odimary | 71 | 5 | / |
| Goddumaari | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gadumar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Odumeri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Udumari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adumere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adumara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odimere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odumuor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godhumarri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hadumar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goddummari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odomary | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adumario | 67 | 62 | / |
| Udumorie | 67 | 44 | / |
| Eedumari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odimorie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adumaryo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adoumara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadimare | 67 | 1 | / |
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