Wodu Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8241:214,97912,767
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
England231:2,422,52489,093
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wodu (357) may also be a first name.

Wodu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wodu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wodu? popularity and diffusion

Wodu is the 376,479th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,671,101 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wodu are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wodu is also the 461,021st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 357 people.

The last name Wodu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 824 people, or 1 in 214,979. In Nigeria Wodu is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 43 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 30 percent are found and Cross River, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wodou89123/
Woudu899/
Wodhu897/
Woidu891/
Wodeu891/
Wodau891/
Whodu891/
Woudou80114/
Wodoud8012/
Woddou802/
Woodau802/
Wooddu801/
Woidou801/
Wudu7512,062/
Wadu753,609/
Bodu752,254/
Wedu75578/
Vodu7589/
Uodu753/
Woodous7311/
Wodausz7310/
Woudoud738/
Wouddou732/
Wouduyh731/
Woodhus731/
Woddoud731/
Woodout730/
Woodhut730/
Woodduy730/
Woodoup730/
Boddu6788,118/
Wadou671,598/
Bodou671,158/
Wadui67331/
Boydu67230/
Wadau67220/
Boudu67206/
Bodhu67194/
Vodut67166/
Wadeu67143/
Voduy67135/
Bodau67127/
Waduu67104/
Wadhu6792/
Boodu6781/
Wodausch6769/
Wedhu6755/
Wedau6746/
Voddu6735/
Woodhous6729/
Waduy6728/
Vodou6724/
Wadup6722/
Hwadu6716/
Waudu6715/
Vodud6714/
Waddu6712/
Wedeu6712/
Boidu6712/
Bodeu6710/
Waadu679/
Bodui678/
Wudou677/
Wuddu676/
Wahdu676/
Wuudu676/
Voodu675/
Wudhu675/
Boduy673/
Wodoe673/
Weedu673/
Vodhu672/
Woodhust672/
Waduj672/
Uhodu672/
Uodhu672/
Uodud672/
Weddu672/
Uoddu671/
Voduț671/
Watdu671/
Waduh671/
Voudu671/
Wudeu671/
Voduh671/
Wuduj671/
Woodhaus670/

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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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  • 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 Wodu
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