Odayer Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Odayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Odayer Last Name Facts

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

Odayer is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odayer? popularity and diffusion

Odayer is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Odayer live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Odayer is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.

Odayer Last Name Statistics demography

Odayer earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.35% less than the national average, earning R 20,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oudayer9223/
Godayer9217/
Hodayer9216/
O'Dayer920/
Odyer91135/
Odayr913/
Odaer911/
Houdayer862,775/
Odayar83940/
Odeyer83348/
Oudaer8327/
Odayor8316/
Godaer8316/
Odoyer837/
O'Dyer832/
Oduyer832/
Hodyer831/
Oodyer831/
Odiyer831/
Godyer830/
Edayer830/
Goodyer771,256/
Goddaer77107/
Oudeyer7760/
O'Duyer7759/
Houdaer7738/
Goudaer7722/
Houdyer7716/
Hadayer7714/
Oidayar7713/
Hodoyer774/
Audayer773/
Odhayar773/
Adayere772/
Godauer771/
Godayar771/
Odier73706/
Odair73246/
Odear73152/
Adyer7384/
Odeur7335/
Odaur738/
Adaer737/
Udayr735/
Odeer734/
Adayr734/
Odoer732/
Odeir732/
Udaer731/
Udyer731/
Houdoyer7154/
Houdeyer7120/
Haudayer711/
Adhayere711/
Odeyar674,943/
Godier671,605/
Udayar67888/
Odiyar67764/
Odejar67259/
Godair67229/
Odhier67186/
Godeer6791/
O'Dair6782/
Odgear6750/
Odejor6742/
O'Dear6740/
Odaire6723/
Hodeir6721/
Odower6721/
Gudyer6717/
Audaer6715/
Odiear6715/
Adiyer6712/
Adayar6711/
Odeard678/
Edeyer678/
Edayur676/
Odujar673/
O'Dier673/
Adoyer673/
Odhuer673/
Udiyer672/
Gadaer672/
Adeyer672/
Hodair672/
Oudier671/
Odajar671/
O'Doer671/
O'Duer671/
Goduer671/
Oudair671/
Odoyor671/
Odeear670/

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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
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  • 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 Odayer
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