Odd Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Norway

Odd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6341:281,7736,050
England2771:201,14817,563
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Canada751:491,27542,011
Sweden611:161,42211,223
India471:16,320,540259,912
Norway331:155,82719,235
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales81:386,81619,671
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Odd (33,472) may also be a first name.

Odd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odd is most common in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 251,029th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,615,292 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Odd live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Odd is also the 25,584th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 33,472 people.

This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 281,773. In Pakistan Odd is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 85 percent reside, Balochistan, where 9 percent reside and Punjab, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Odd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Odd has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Odd last name expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 691 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Odd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Odd are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Odd earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning 354,471 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning R 293,424 per year; in United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $46,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodd86624/
Odds86113/
Godd8678/
Oddh867/
Ojdd862/
Oddz862/
Oddp861/
Oodd861/
Od803,422/
Hodds75586/
Hoddø7594/
Hoddd7518/
Goudd755/
Goodd751/
Goddd751/
God6762,363/
Hod677,328/
Oud675,223/
Udd671,966/
Odh67752/
Oed67301/
Ood67295/
Add67279/
Ohd6780/
Uod6778/
Odt6733/
Ods6731/
Ojd6724/
Oid6715/
Osd6712/
Oyd6712/
Odz676/
Odp676/
Otd675/
Údd671/
Oddová671/

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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 Odd
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