Okodo Surname

267,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okodo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okodo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9351:189,45711,495
Uganda4551:85,8019,029
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
United States71:51,779,848968,877
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Okodo (78) may also be a first name.

Okodo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okodo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okodo? popularity and diffusion

Okodo is the 267,663rd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,994,891 people. Okodo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okodo are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 78 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 935 people, or 1 in 189,457. In Nigeria Okodo is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 18 percent reside, Benue, where 15 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Okodo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okodo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $30,800 USD per year.

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Okodoi911,575/
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Okoudo91145/
Okodou9113/
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Okodoh912/
Okoduo911/
Okodoy911/
Okoudou83143/
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Okoidoa832/
Okado805,612/
Okudo803,466/
Akodo802,154/
Ekodo802,031/
Okoda80577/
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Ukodo8072/
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Akodoi73595/
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Okouda73270/
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Ukoudo7389/
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Okadoh7321/
Ekodoi7318/
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Okuddo733/
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Oikado732/
Hokedo732/
Oukado732/
Akuodo731/
Okodah731/
Okuudo731/
Okedoh731/
Hokado731/
Oucodo731/
Okeddo731/
Okadoi731/
Ekodho731/
Akodod731/
Akoedo731/
Ekoodo731/
Okaado731/
Gookoodoo711/
Akoudou67355/
Ouqodoh6711/
Gokouda679/
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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 Okodo
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