Oduwaiye Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduwaiye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduwaiye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4641:381,77320,251
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England131:4,286,005132,302
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales61:515,75523,171
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Oduwaiye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oduwaiye is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oduwaiye.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduwaiye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 605,571st most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. Oduwaiye is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Oduwaiye are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 381,773. In Nigeria Oduwaiye is most frequent in: Lagos, where 35 percent reside, Ogun, where 30 percent reside and Kwara, where 6 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Oduwaiye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oduwaiye last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Oduwaiye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $37,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oduwaye93837/
Oduiwaye883/
Oduwayie882/
Odauwaye881/
Oduwae861/
Oduwoye80150/
Aduwaye8066/
O'duwyer753/
Aduwae713/
Oduvie712/
Aduwye711/
Aduweye6716/
Haduwae672/
Aduwaer671/
Edeuwie671/
Odubieyi632/
Huduwawe631/
Aduwahed631/
Aduwaheed591/
Eduvie57974/
Aduvie5711/
Adowie577/
Udubae574/
Udubie572/
Eduvije5345/
Adubiyi538/
Hudubae534/
Hadowae531/
Adaubie531/
Odubiji531/
Aduubye531/
Odowowei501/
Hadoowae501/
Adeubiyi501/

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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 Oduwaiye
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