Odurukwe Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odurukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odurukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3611:490,70024,586
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Odurukwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odurukwe is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odurukwe? popularity and diffusion

Odurukwe is the 760,012th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname Odurukwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Odurukwe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 361 people, or 1 in 490,700. In Nigeria Odurukwe is most numerous in: Abia, where 25 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Enugu, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

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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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