Omodele Surname

156,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omodele Surname User-submission:

The Omodele surname means 'child has arrived home.' It is a name of Yoruba people of Western Nigeria. It is given to a child when the parents have been without a child and they are overjoyed at finally having one.

Omodele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7511:64,3924,734
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England131:4,286,005132,302
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Omodele (1,985) may also be a first name.

Omodele Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Omodele surname means 'child has arrived home.' It is a name of Yoruba people of Western Nigeria. It is given to a child when the parents have been without a child and they are overjoyed at finally having one.

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Omodele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omodele occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omodele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 156,664th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,608,284 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omodele live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 169,773rd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,985 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,751 people, or 1 in 64,392. In Nigeria Omodele is mostly found in: Ekiti, where 23 percent reside, Oyo, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Omodele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Omodele surname is principally Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Omodele are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Omodele earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning $53,413 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omgodele931/
Omoodele931/
Omodelee931/
Omodelle931/
Omodole8686/
Omadele8613/
Omudele862/
Omodale862/
Omedele861/
Amodele861/
Ommodole803/
Omadiele801/
Omadle77513/
Oumoudale751/
Omadeli71235/
Amudele7110/
Amadele715/
Amodole714/
Emedele714/
Amedele711/
Omadole711/
Omadeil711/
Omadiela67109/
Homedale6716/
Ahmedele671/
Omadelia671/

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