Owodeyi Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owodeyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owodeyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2431:728,98333,324
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Owodeyi (10) may also be a first name.

Owodeyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owodeyi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owodeyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owodeyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,020,242nd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Owodeyi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owodeyi is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name internationally It is held by 10 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 728,983. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 55 percent live, Lagos, where 40 percent live and Ekiti, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awodeyi861,167/
Owodeji869/
Owoduyi865/
Owodeye865/
Owodayi861/
Obodeyi861/
Oobadeyi803/
Awodey7725/
Owedei777/
Owodai776/
Awodei772/
Owodea771/
Obodei771/
Owodui771/
Owudey771/
Awodeji711,209/
Owodeha7186/
Ohwodue7160/
Ewedeyi7145/
Awoduyi7132/
Awodeye7114/
Owuadey7111/
Owodiye7111/
Owadeji718/
Awodayi716/
Owedeji715/
Owodayo715/
Owhodue714/
Owodeah714/
Owadayi711/
Owodhea711/
Owedeye711/
Owoidoi711/
Owhoudue6729/
Owadeyah673/
Owhodawe672/
Owhodeha671/
O'Badeyi671/
Owoidiye671/

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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 Owodeyi
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