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 is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Odanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odanya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Odanya is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 64 percent reside, Siaya County, where 29 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Odanya exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.
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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