Odando Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1781:259,43817,397
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Odando (18) may also be a first name.

Odando Last Name Facts

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

Odando is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odando? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Odando is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Odando are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Odando is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 259,438. In Kenya Odando is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 94 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside and Migori County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Odando Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Odando surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odaundo9217/
Odandou923/
Odandoy922/
Godando921/
Odhando921/
Hodandou861/
Odondo83895/
Adando8343/
Odanda836/
Goudandou801/
Udaundo771,452/
Adandou7775/
Odondoo772/
Hodanda771/
Adandoh771/
Godanda771/
Edaundo771/
Odoundou7110/
Adondo67182/
Udondo6785/
Udanda6746/
Adanda6739/
Edanda6727/
Edondo677/
Odonda674/
Adamdo671/

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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 Odando
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