Odametey Surname

134,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Odametey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odametey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,2561:8,2991,130
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Benin111:939,60046,216
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Odametey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odametey is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odametey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odametey is the 134,716th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,181,247 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Odametey reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 3,256 people, or 1 in 8,299. Outside of Ghana this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Odametey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Odametey surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Odametey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.56% less than the national average, earning $27,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odamete931/
Odamety931/
Adamete805/
Odamity800/
Adamitey75765/
Adammete755/
Adametes752/
Adamatey751/
Adamiete751/
Edametty751/
Adamette751/
Adamate67105/
Odometa6778/
Edemete6716/
Adameti677/
Adamite676/
Odemite674/
Ademete672/
Edamite671/
Adamity671/
Adomete671/
Udomete671/
Gadhametty671/

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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 Odametey
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