Odege Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4591:385,93220,396
Kenya3291:140,36411,372
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Odege (190) may also be a first name.

Odege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odege (Marathi: ओडगे) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odege? popularity and diffusion

Odege is the 426,610th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,996,970 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odege live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odege is also the 659,352nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 190 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 459 people, or 1 in 385,932. In Nigeria Odege is mostly found in: Benue, where 37 percent live, Abia, where 20 percent live and Kogi, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Odege is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 41 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Odege Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Odege earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odeghe91935/
Odegie9167/
Hodege9112/
Odeger919/
Godege917/
Odegeh917/
Odegea914/
Odiege913/
Odeges911/
Odeige911/
Hodeige83279/
Goodege8318/
Odiegie8318/
Odheghe8316/
Hodeges837/
Odieghe832/
Gohdege831/
Odegess830/
Adege802,068/
Odige801,429/
Odega801,143/
Odeje80560/
Odegi80248/
Edege8099/
Odoge8078/
Odese8067/
Odeze8028/
Odage8014/
Udege8011/
Odyge801/
Hojdeger7715/
Hoideger775/
Hodage73392/
Adeghe73241/
Oudega73184/
Odegha73155/
Odekhe73153/
Odeiga73121/
Odegai73114/
Odeche7382/
Gadege7365/
Godige7351/
Gudege7342/
Odiese7337/
Hadege7329/
Adegeh7328/
Odejeh7316/
Odease7310/
Hedege739/
Odiger739/
Odeezi739/
Odhage739/
Addege739/
Odezie738/
Hudege737/
Adeger737/
Adiege737/
Hodige736/
Adedge735/
Adeyge735/
Udeghe734/
Odieze734/
Adeage734/
Adeuge733/
Odhega732/
Odeaga732/
Odigeh732/
Godeze732/
Odejje732/
Odegih732/
Oddega731/
Edeage731/
Udeger731/
Adegee731/
Udeage731/
Odeeji731/
Odiega731/
Odhige731/
Odeeze731/
Odeesi731/
Odedgi731/
Odeghi731/
Odesea731/
Odiegi731/
Odigee731/
Odeser731/
Odijee731/
Oodese731/
Udiege731/
Oudegeest7184/
Adegher6798/
Odheche6711/
Edeighe678/
Udeaghe675/
Hadeghe675/
Adegeyi674/
Odeseph673/
Adeguer673/
Adegiea672/
Osdeche672/
Odiguee671/
Gahdege671/
Gaddege671/
Gadeage671/
Gadegey671/
Gadeige671/
Gadhege671/
Goddige671/
Adegeha671/
Odegaha671/
Odieche671/
Godezeh671/
Oudeize671/
O'Dease671/
Goudeze671/
Odeezie671/
Odiogeh671/
Odechie671/
Odehega671/
Odeiche671/
Odeigia671/
Adegesh671/
Adeguye671/
Oudeche671/
Odigeii671/
Gadegej671/
Hoodage670/
Heddege670/
Hodiger670/

Odege Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odege in the Marathi language
ओडगेodage-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odege
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