Odunwa Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Odunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 289 | 1:612,951 | 29,166 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Odunwa (33) may also be a first name.
Odunwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odunwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odunwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Odunwa is the 904,049th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Odunwa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 33 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 612,951. In Nigeria Odunwa is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 49 percent live, Delta, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odunwo | 83 | 513 | / |
| Udunwa | 83 | 57 | / |
| Edunwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Odunba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Adunwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Odumwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odonwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Udounwa | 77 | 137 | / |
| Adunwat | 77 | 10 | / |
| Godunva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Odugnua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Edunwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Odusnwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adounwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Godunua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odunmbau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Udounwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Udonwa | 67 | 577 | / |
| Odumba | 67 | 111 | / |
| Odunbo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Adunwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Udunwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Odonwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odunbi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Udunba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Udumwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odunve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Udunwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edunua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odunby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Odunwa
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