Odawo Surname
Approximately 515 people bear this surname
Odawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 500 | 1:92,360 | 8,265 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Odawo (12) may also be a first name.
Odawo Demographics
Odawo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Odawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odawo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Odawo.
How Common Is The Last Name Odawo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 602,749th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. Odawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odawo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Odawo is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 12 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 92,360. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 24 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 23 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Odawo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Odawo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Odawo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odhawo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Odawoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Odawa | 80 | 5,754 | / |
| Adawo | 80 | 272 | / |
| Odewo | 80 | 218 | / |
| Odowo | 80 | 72 | / |
| Edawo | 80 | 33 | / |
| Odabo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Odavo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Odawaa | 73 | 1,072 | / |
| Odaibo | 73 | 92 | / |
| Adawoy | 73 | 88 | / |
| Odouwo | 73 | 29 | / |
| Odohwo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Adaiwo | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hedawo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Adawou | 73 | 17 | / |
| Odowho | 73 | 16 | / |
| Oduowo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Adawho | 73 | 11 | / |
| Odhowo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oudawa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Edeawo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Adeawo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Adaawo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Odaboh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adhawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oddawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adawoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odavou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odaawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odhawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odabou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odoowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adawos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odhowho | 67 | 55 | / |
| Goudavo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Addawoo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hedawoo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hodawha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adawood | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hotdawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adahwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odhowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadawoo | 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 Odawo
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