Odanya Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Odanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Odanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Odanya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Odanya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Odanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odanya are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Odanya is most common in: Busia County, where 64 percent are found, Siaya County, where 29 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godanya | 92 | 41 | / |
| Odeanya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Adanya | 83 | 560 | / |
| Odonya | 83 | 141 | / |
| Odania | 83 | 30 | / |
| Odagna | 83 | 16 | / |
| Udanya | 83 | 14 | / |
| Odanja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Odanha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gadanya | 77 | 78 | / |
| Udeanya | 77 | 40 | / |
| Adeanya | 77 | 22 | / |
| Addanya | 77 | 16 | / |
| Hadanya | 77 | 12 | / |
| Adanyah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Aadanya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gudanya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hodania | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adaanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adhanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Godanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hodagna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odeinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adannya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Godania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oudania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odaña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oudainia | 71 | 754 | / |
| Godhania | 71 | 329 | / |
| Adhanyah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Adeasnya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Adanaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uchdanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hodainia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adania | 67 | 3,687 | / |
| Udonya | 67 | 393 | / |
| Adanyo | 67 | 97 | / |
| Odonyo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Adonya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Adanja | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oudhainia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Adagna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Udania | 67 | 4 | / |
| Odanjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goodhania | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Odanya
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