Odwo Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Odwo Last Name Facts

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

Odwo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwo? popularity and diffusion

Odwo is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Odwo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odwo live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Odwo is primarily found in: Abia, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 33 percent reside and Ogun, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Odwo exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godwo891/
Odhwo891/
Odwoa891/
Oduo75272/
Odwa75222/
Adwo7511/
Otwo759/
Odbo753/
Odvo751/
Edwo751/
Hodwood730/
Adwoa674,417/
Goduo6756/
Oduoh6731/
Odwaa678/
Otwot674/
Gotwo674/
Odwas672/
Adwoo672/
Odwua672/
Adwou672/
Oduoa672/
Adwwo672/
Ouduo672/
Adwoh671/
Odhwa671/
Odboh671/
Oduot671/
Edwou671/
Edwoo671/
Odhuo671/
Otwos671/
Edwho671/
Otwuo671/
Hoduo671/
Adwod671/
Osduo671/

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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 Odwo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis