Wodzo Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wodzo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wodzo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Wodzo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wodzo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wodzo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Wodzo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wodzo reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Wodzo is most common in: Kogi, where 59 percent live and Niger, where 41 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 48 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wozo89180/
Bodzo80322/
Wodza8039/
Wozoh807/
Wouzo802/
Wudzo801/
Wadzo801/
Wodzioch771/
Bodzio7325/
Woudza7310/
Bodzho736/
Voedzo735/
Bodzoj735/
Woodza733/
Woodco732/
Woodso732/
Wodzeu731/
Wazo67511/
Wezo67266/
Woza67196/
Woco6784/
Vozo676/
Wodshou674/
Wuzo674/
Boudzou671/
Vohdzod671/
Bohdzio671/

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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 Wodzo
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