Odunukan Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odunukan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odunukan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6261:282,97615,979
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odunukan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odunukan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Odunukan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odunukan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 511,519th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name Odunukan is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odunukan reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Odunukan is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 282,976. In Nigeria Odunukan is most numerous in: Ogun, where 61 percent are found, Lagos, where 27 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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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 Odunukan
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