Odego Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Odego (14) may also be a first name.

Odego Last Name Facts

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

Odego is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odego? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,088,856th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Odego occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Odego are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The surname Odego is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is most common in: Migori County, where 80 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 5 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 22 percent are found.

Odego Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Odego last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodego9174/
Odegou9127/
Oudego915/
Odegho914/
Odiego913/
Odeigo911/
Godego910/
Houdego832/
Goudego832/
Odhengo832/
Odegood831/
Adego802,697/
Odega801,143/
Odago80911/
Odogo80385/
Edego80243/
Odigo80151/
Udego80104/
Adiego73676/
Aïdego73318/
Oudega73184/
Odegha73155/
Odeiga73121/
Udeugo7349/
Odegah7348/
Oidogo7335/
Adeago7329/
Odiogo7327/
Gudego7326/
Godega7324/
Adegou7323/
Ehdego7322/
Gadego7317/
Odigoi7314/
Adegoh7311/
Hedego737/
Godigo737/
Hadego737/
Odigos734/
Adeugo733/
Adeego733/
Udeago732/
Edegho732/
Ediego732/
Adegho732/
Odogoi732/
Odeaga732/
Odogou732/
Odhega732/
Udegou732/
Hodogo732/
Odagoh731/
Odagho731/
Odogho731/
Edegoh731/
Edegou731/
Odyogo731/
Hodygo731/
Odigho731/
Edeago731/
Adegoo731/
Oddega731/
Hodago731/
Ahdego731/
Udiego731/
Odiega731/
D'oddiego711/
Addiego67663/
Odeigah67185/
Odhingo6769/
Odhogho6731/
Adhengo676/
Oudagou674/
Udeugoh673/
Adeango672/
Godaigo671/
Odaagou671/
Odegaad671/
Odiegah671/
Adeagho671/
Odegaha671/
Oduigho671/
Hedegoi671/
Hadegho671/
Hadegoa671/
Adiegou671/
Adecgho671/
Odehega671/
Odaigho671/

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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 Odego
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