Oduware Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduware Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9241:191,71311,603
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Oduware (246) may also be a first name.

Oduware Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oduware has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduware? popularity and diffusion

Oduware is the 378,019th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,711,689 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oduware are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 569,299th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 246 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 924 people, or 1 in 191,713. In Nigeria Oduware is most numerous in: Edo, where 87 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Delta, where 3 percent live. Besides Nigeria Oduware occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Oduware Last Name Statistics demography

Oduware earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oduwuare931/
Oduwar927/
Aduware8635/
Oduwara864/
Oduwari863/
Odoware862/
Odiware860/
Eduwaere8019/
Edeuware801/
Odowarie801/
Oduewere801/
Odubar772/
Oduvar772/
Oduwor771/
Godduwari751/
Uduwara711,322/
Odubore7175/
Aduwari7116/
Ediware7111/
Auduwar718/
Odowari717/
Oduwuor713/
Odiwere712/
Adubare711/
Odhuvar711/
Ahdoware672/
Adoubare671/
Adowarie671/
Oduviere671/

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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 Oduware
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