Oduwayo Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oduwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oduwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oduwayo (39) may also be a first name.

Oduwayo Last Name Facts

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

Oduwayo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oduwayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oduwayo is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Oduwayo live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oduwayo is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 39 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 86 percent reside and Ondo, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Oduwayo exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oduway923/
Oduwaye86837/
Odubayo86409/
Oduwaya863/
Oduwaiy862/
Oduiwaye803/
Oduwayie802/
Odauwaye801/
Odoubayo801/
Oduwaiyt801/
Odoway775/
Odiway771/
Oduwae771/
Oduwea771/
Odubajo71564/
Oduwoye71150/
Eduwaye7172/
Aduwaye7166/
Odowaye7137/
Hodoway7119/
Oduwuyi719/
Odowayi714/
Eduwaya714/
Adubayo713/
Oduwaja711/
Odowaay711/

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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 Oduwayo
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