Odunlami Surname

67,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odunlami Surname User-submission:

This surname, of Yoruboid extraction and origin, translates to 'a time of celebration'. It's is a very common last name among Benin and Southeastern Nigerian Yorubas.

Odunlami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,7801:26,1272,248
England2631:211,85618,170
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Benin1301:79,5059,420
Canada381:969,62173,252
Ireland141:336,35312,021
France91:7,380,302306,885
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Odunlami (445) may also be a first name.

Odunlami Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname, of Yoruboid extraction and origin, translates to 'a time of celebration'. It's is a very common last name among Benin and Southeastern Nigerian Yorubas.

- chipadoodle

Odunlami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odunlami (Russian: Одунлами) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Odunlami.

How Common Is The Last Name Odunlami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odunlami is the 67,141st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 982,811 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Odunlami reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odunlami is also the 406,288th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 445 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,780 people, or 1 in 26,127. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 38 percent reside, Ogun, where 35 percent reside and Oyo, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Odunlami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Odunlami surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Odunlami earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.95% more than the national average, earning $53,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $49,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Odunlami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odunlami in the Russian language
Одунламиodunlami-

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