Oduwa Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7141:248,09914,359
Kenya731:632,60128,796
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Oduwa (810) may also be a first name.

Oduwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oduwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oduwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 408,080th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oduwa reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oduwa is also the 287,241st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 810 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 248,099. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 72 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Enugu, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Oduwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Oduwa are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Oduwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.2% more than the national average, earning $50,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oduwah91280/
Oduwat9112/
Uoduwa913/
Oduway913/
Ooduwa911/
Goduwa911/
Oduwea911/
Oduewa911/
Oduuwa911/
Oduswa911/
Oudouwa8318/
Oduwaya833/
Godouwa831/
Aduwa801,737/
Oduba801,074/
Odiwa80637/
Eduwa80437/
Oduwo80276/
Oduwe80152/
Uduwa8079/
Oduva8021/
Houdouwa772/
Odowaa732,130/
Auduwa73479/
Udouwa73149/
Odueva73138/
Aduewa73131/
Adouwa7353/
Odouwo7329/
Adeuwa7316/
Uduwua7311/
Udeuwa7310/
Aduwah737/
Aduwad735/
Edeuwa735/
Odoway735/
Goduva735/
Odowah734/
Odhuba734/
Odowai734/
Odouba733/
Oduuba732/
Eduwah732/
Odeuwe731/
Aduhwa731/
Oduwei731/
Hoduwe731/
Aaduwa731/
Haduwa731/
Aduwai731/
Adauwa731/
Hodiwa731/
Uduwau731/
Edhuwa731/
Odubaa731/
Oduewo731/
Oduuwo731/
Eduwai731/
Odiway731/
Ouduba731/
Udouwah6771/
Hadouwa6749/
Hodoway6719/
Hodouba6719/
Hodueva6710/
Addouwa674/
Udouwat674/
Gadouwa673/
Haduwai672/
Godouwe672/
Haduwea671/
Oudouba671/
Edouwah671/
Gadhuwa671/
Oduvaia671/
Edouwai671/
Odouwei671/
Odowaay671/
Odhuuba671/
Adheuwa671/
Attduwa671/
Asdouwa671/
Haduwha671/

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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
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  • 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 Oduwa
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