Odunya Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Odunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Odunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Odunya is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odunya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Odunya is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odunya reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Odunya is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 86 percent reside, Ogun, where 7 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odusnya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Odunaiya | 86 | 917 | / |
| Odunayia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adunya | 83 | 1,785 | / |
| Odonya | 83 | 141 | / |
| Odunyo | 83 | 18 | / |
| Odunia | 83 | 7 | / |
| Edunya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Udunya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odunja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odunnaiya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Odunaiyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gadunya | 77 | 83 | / |
| Edunyah | 77 | 16 | / |
| Oidinya | 77 | 13 | / |
| Adeunya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Eduenya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Odinyah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Adunyah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Odunyos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uduinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oduña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaduunya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Odunaayo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Odinaiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Udounyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Udounyha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Udunaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gudhunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adugna | 67 | 136,520 | / |
| Odunjo | 67 | 1,555 | / |
| Udonya | 67 | 393 | / |
| Adunia | 67 | 92 | / |
| Odonyo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Odinia | 67 | 28 | / |
| Adunyo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Adonya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Odonia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Odumja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odugno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edunia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Odunya
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