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 most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduwale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 386,017th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oduwale live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oduwale is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 63 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 898 people, or 1 in 197,264. In Nigeria it is most common in: Osun, where 32 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Ondo, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

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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  • 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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