Odds Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Odds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Scotland61:892,30328,047
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Odds (12) may also be a first name.

Odds Last Name Facts

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

Odds is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odds? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Odds reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. Odds is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Odds is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England Odds is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 41 percent live, Berkshire, where 20 percent live and Greater London, where 15 percent live. Excluding England Odds is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Odds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Odds has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 237 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Odds Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Odds surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Odds earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.85% less than the national average, earning $35,449 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodds89586/
Godds892/
Odd861,579/
Ods8631/
Adds75641/
Hodd75624/
Gods75129/
Godd7578/
Odst7512/
Oddh757/
Ouds755/
Hods754/
Odsh753/
Odse753/
Ojdd752/
Oddz752/
Oods752/
Oodd751/
Oids751/
Oddp751/
Oddx751/
Odzs751/
Os676,350/
Od673,422/
Godts67816/
Hoods67224/
Goods67179/
Hoddø6794/
Gouds6752/
Hoddd6718/
Hoeds676/
Gadds675/
Godås675/
Goudd675/
Uddås674/
Hoyds672/
Hodse672/
Houds671/
Hotds671/
Hodts671/
Addse671/
Goddd671/
Oisds671/
Odtsh671/
Goodd671/
Asdds671/
Hudds670/

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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
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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 Odds
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