Oduns Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Oduns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oduns occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Oduns reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Oduns is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 35 percent live, Ogun, where 33 percent live and Oyo, where 33 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odunse9112/
Goduns911/
Odums80576/
Odons8021/
Aduns804/
Eduns803/
Uduns801/
Odunze732,543/
Adunse73170/
Odunje733/
Eduins733/
Edouns731/
Odunce731/
Gaduns731/
Hodons730/
Adunnse6741/
Adunshe6710/
Oduinze673/
Odounze673/
Oudunze672/
Adaunse672/
Uodunze672/
Odunnze671/
Adounse671/
Adaunshe628/
Adunnshe626/
Houdhins621/
Odoundje621/
Adons60415/
Adums6031/
Udons601/
Udums601/
Odunzeher572/
Adoons551,940/
Udunze55152/
Addons5512/
Adunje559/
Addums558/
Hudons557/
Adunze553/
Adoens552/
Adunce552/
Adumse551/
Odumze551/
Adhins551/
Adounje501/

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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
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  • 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 Oduns
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