Oduwe Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Oduwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Oduwe (14) may also be a first name.
Oduwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oduwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oduwe is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oduwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,422,956th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oduwe live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oduwe is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 40 percent live, Edo, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoduwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Odeuwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oduwei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oduwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oduw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Godouwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Odouwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oduwa | 80 | 857 | / |
| Odiwe | 80 | 727 | / |
| Aduwe | 80 | 174 | / |
| Odube | 80 | 55 | / |
| Oduve | 80 | 30 | / |
| Uduwe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Eduwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Odowe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Odeuw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oduver | 73 | 49 | / |
| Aduwet | 73 | 37 | / |
| Adouwe | 73 | 35 | / |
| Udhuwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Odiwei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Odowei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Uduwer | 73 | 7 | / |
| Uduwei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Uoduwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oduway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aduwee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oduvie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Odoube | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eduwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heduwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eduwhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odhowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ooduwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Dube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oduuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aduwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odoeue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oddiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oudouwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aduw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oduwaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hadouwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gadouwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uduijwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edeuwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aduweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oudoube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haduwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edouwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Udouwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aduuwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eddouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oduwe
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