Odeem Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odeem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odeem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Odeem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odeem is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odeem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Odeem occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Odeem reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,084,424. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Amuria District, where 67 percent are found, Katakwi District, where 19 percent are found and Serere District, where 6 percent are found. Barring Uganda Odeem is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odeyem9117/
Odehem913/
Odeeme912/
Odem891,212/
Odeyeme831/
Adeem80765/
Odeme80467/
Oddem80460/
Godem80298/
Odeen80252/
Oidem80138/
Odiem80115/
Oydem8014/
Hodem8010/
Oodem808/
Odhem808/
Odeam807/
Edeem802/
Odemn802/
Oudem802/
Odoem802/
Udeem802/
Odeum802/
Odyem801/
Odehm801/
Osdem801/
Odeim801/
Hadeem73215/
Adeyem73103/
Hojdem7377/
Goudem7347/
Godeen7345/
Hoidem7338/
Goodem7332/
Hoydem7324/
Odheim7315/
Hodeen7314/
Oodeen7310/
Adheem739/
O'Deen738/
Godeum737/
Hoodem737/
Oddeam737/
O'Dene736/
Oduyem735/
Hodiem734/
Goddem734/
Odejim733/
Oodhem733/
Gudeem733/
Goidem732/
Odeeng732/
Oudhem732/
Hodeme732/
Gadeem732/
Odenne731/
Odheme731/
Godemm731/
Udeeme731/
Uddeem731/
Odayem731/
Houdem731/
Hedeem731/
Oideen731/
Oddeen731/
Oidene731/
Odeham730/
Adem67244,066/
Edem67147,582/
Oden6715,332/
Odim671,571/
Udem671,313/
Odne67375/
Ödem67146/
Adeyeme6763/
Oudenne6750/
Godheim6736/
Goodeen679/
Üdem675/
O'Deane673/
Houdeme672/
Adeieme671/
Hadehem671/
Odayeme671/
Édem671/
Odeń671/
Godeyom671/
Oidehen671/
Odeyime671/
Oshdeme671/
Hadheem671/
Goodiem670/

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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 Odeem
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