Odunfa Surname

208,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odunfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odunfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9421:91,2176,332
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Odunfa (34) may also be a first name.

Odunfa Last Name Facts

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

Odunfa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odunfa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 208,375th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,671,308 people. Odunfa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Odunfa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odunfa is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 34 people.

The surname Odunfa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,942 people, or 1 in 91,217. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 55 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Oyo, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Odunfa Last Name Statistics demography

Odunfa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odounfa92707/
Odunfoa923/
Oddunfa921/
Ohdunfa921/
Odounffa866/
Odounïfa865/
Odounnfa861/
Adunfa839/
Odunfe837/
Odumfa834/
Odonfa832/
Odunfi831/
Adounfa771/
Odounfo771/
Adounïfa711/
Adunfe6784/
Hodounpha671/
Adonfa671/
Odunphy621/
Adunphat574/
Adonfo501/

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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 Odunfa
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