Vodji Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Vodji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vodji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3131:33,0214,322
Ivory Coast821:281,35610,805
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Vodji (37) may also be a first name.

Vodji Last Name Facts

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

Vodji occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vodji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 727,600th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. Vodji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Vodji reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 37 people.

The last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 33,021. In Benin Vodji is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 34 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 18 percent are found and Zou Department, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Benin Vodji occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voudji911/
Voidji911/
Voji8914/
Wodji80177/
Fodji80100/
Vedji8062/
Vadji8044/
Vodja8033/
Vodie801/
Vodje801/
Foudji73348/
Vojdie73209/
Woudji73158/
Voydie73158/
Fodjio7393/
Voidie7335/
Wodjui7320/
Vodija739/
Wodjai739/
Vodier739/
Vodije737/
Vodiep737/
Wodjie736/
Vadjić733/
Vadiji733/
Fodiji733/
Boydji732/
Vodiță731/
Vodzie731/
Bodjih731/
Boddji731/
Fodjie731/
Vedjei731/
Voddie731/
Vodzhi731/
Vadjai731/
Vodjeu731/
Voodie730/
Voci673,479/
Woji67896/
Vaji67561/
Voje67414/
Foudjio67241/
Vosi67100/
Vogi6754/
Vozi6731/
Vahadji6719/
Váji6717/
Wodajie6716/
Voidies6712/
Vojy675/
Foudjie673/
Boudjih673/
Vodzhai672/
Bodajhi671/
Vozj671/
Vocj671/
Boudhji671/
Bodjeih671/
Woudjie671/
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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 Vodji
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