Oduwale Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8981:197,26411,843
England111:5,065,278148,650
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Oduwale (63) may also be a first name.

Oduwale Last Name Facts

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

Oduwale occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oduwale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduwale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 386,017th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oduwale are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 63 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 898 people, or 1 in 197,264. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Osun, where 32 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Ondo, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Oduwale occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oduwole866,865/
Oduwele8615/
Eduwale865/
Aduwale864/
Odubale863/
Oduwali862/
Odowale861/
Oduwala861/
Oduvale861/
Odouwole8027/
Goduvale8014/
Adeuwale804/
O'Duwole803/
Ooduwole803/
Oduwolet802/
Oduwuole802/
Oduuwole801/
Odubalee801/
Aduwal77239/
Oduval772/
Aduwali71248/
Eduwali7162/
Aduwala7140/
Adubale7136/
Hodowal7135/
Oduwola7134/
Aduwele7117/
Odowole7110/
Adouwal718/
Adiwale716/
Aduwole714/
Eduwole714/
Adowale711/
Uduwala711/
Aadiwale6720/
Guduvale675/
Udaubale674/
Euduvale673/
Adoewale673/
Adduvale673/
Adoubale671/
Asdouwal671/
Adouwala671/
Hodivale671/

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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 Oduwale
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