Odunukwe Surname

163,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odunukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odunukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5801:68,6604,975
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England281:1,989,93178,001
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Odunukwe (13) may also be a first name.

Odunukwe Last Name Facts

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

Odunukwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odunukwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 163,411th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,741,740 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Odunukwe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

Odunukwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,580 people, or 1 in 68,660. In Nigeria it is most common in: Anambra, where 46 percent live, Enugu, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Odunukwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Odunukwe last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Odunukwe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.38% more than the national average, earning $57,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odunukwue941/
Odununkwe941/
Odinukwe8857/
Odonukwe887/
Odinaukwe825/
Odinikwe7511/
Odunoghue711/
Odinigwe63594/
O'Dunoughue631/
Odinigweh598/
Odonoughue5623/
O'Donoughue53194/
Adinigwe5048/
Odonogue5019/
Odinique503/

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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 Odunukwe
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