Odawa Surname

84,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Odawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland2,5241:1,387171
Kenya1,4891:31,0143,390
Somalia1,0781:12,479828
Japan5421:235,8759,802
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Odawa (395) may also be a first name.

Odawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odawa occurs most in Somaliland. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,026th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,266,518 people. The last name Odawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Odawa live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Odawa is also the 434,832nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 395 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Somaliland, where it is carried by 2,524 people, or 1 in 1,387. Apart from Somaliland Odawa is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent live and Somalia, where 19 percent live.

Odawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (95%) in Kenya.

The amount Odawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 66.77% less than the national average, earning $14,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.45% less than the national average, earning $42,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odawaa911,072/
Oudawa919/
Odaway916/
Odawai911/
Odhawa911/
Odaawa911/
Oddawa911/
Godaway8318/
Odawaay833/
Hodawha833/
Hotdawa831/
Hodaway830/
Odowa807,767/
Adawa805,178/
Odaba801,238/
Odawo80515/
Odewa80353/
Odava8072/
Udawa8036/
Odawe8025/
Edawa8011/
Odawi801/
Hoidaway772/
Goodaway771/
Hoodaway770/
Odowaa732,130/
Adaway73876/
Hadawa73469/
Udawat73421/
Godava73289/
Odhowa73124/
Odaeva7381/
Adawai7373/
Odaiba7337/
Addawa7330/
Odhawi7326/
Odabai7325/
Hodawi7320/
Hodaba7316/
Edeawa7313/
Edawai7312/
Adawua7312/
Odavat7310/
Hedawa7310/
Adawah739/
Hodewa737/
Odavas736/
Odoway735/
Adawaï735/
Adeawa735/
Udawua734/
Odowah734/
Odowat734/
Odowai734/
O'Dawe733/
Adhawa732/
Hodava732/
Adaiwa732/
Odaaba732/
Odhawo732/
Odewwa731/
Oudawe731/
Eddawa731/
Udawai731/
Oodaba731/
Odajwe731/
Odewaa731/
Odhaba731/
Odabay731/
Odahwe731/
Odavad731/
Adgawa731/
Adawoa731/
Odawoh731/
Odawge731/
Odeaba731/
Adauwa731/
Adaawa731/
O'Dowa730/
Hodhawway711/
Hadaway674,094/
Addaway6763/
Odobașa6738/
Odhaiba6722/
Hodoway6719/
Oudouwa6718/
Ahadawa6717/
Udawath679/
Godavai677/
Odaibah676/
Oddavaa674/
Hodaeva673/
Udawait672/
Udgaway672/
Hadawah672/
Otdaeva671/
Odabhai671/
Oddaiwi671/
Oydaeva671/
Gadawah671/
Gadaway671/
Godhava671/
Udhawat671/
Udawaht671/
Odowaay671/
Odhewai671/
Goudava671/
Godouwa671/
Hadawai671/
Hadawha671/
Hadaiwa671/
Eddaway671/
Hedaywa671/
Edeauwa671/
Hudaway670/
Hodeway670/

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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 Odawa
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