Odusanya Surname

60,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odusanya Surname User-submission:

The surname Odùsányà (Odusanya) comes from an abbreviation of odù ifá tí ó sán ìyà mi. It comes from odu, meaning 'my container of existence', and ifa, which refers to the mystical divination system and the deity of wisdom and destiny known as Ifa.

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Odusanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,6391:23,1892,045
England3811:146,24214,079
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Canada421:877,27667,671
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Odusanya (132) may also be a first name.

Odusanya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Odùsányà (Odusanya) comes from an abbreviation of odù ifá tí ó sán ìyà mi. It comes from odu, meaning 'my container of existence', and ifa, which refers to the mystical divination system and the deity of wisdom and destiny known as Ifa.

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Odusanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odusanya is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odusanya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,575th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 876,434 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Odusanya are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odusanya is also the 807,735th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 132 people.

The last name Odusanya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,639 people, or 1 in 23,189. In Nigeria Odusanya is most common in: Lagos, where 46 percent reside, Ogun, where 34 percent reside and Oyo, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Odusanya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Odusanya surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Odusanya earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $44,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $53,243 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odussanya943/
Odusannya942/
Odausanya941/
Odusonya8817/
Odusanyo885/
Udusanya883/
Adusanya881/
Adusianya825/
Odousonya821/
Adosanya758/
Adoesanya717/
Adosanjo501/

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