Odek Surname
Approximately 3,210 people bear this surname
Odek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,860 | 1:41,281 | 4,772 |
| Kenya | 1,263 | 1:36,564 | 3,920 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Ödek (485) are calculated separately.
Odek (429) may also be a first name.
Odek Demographics
Odek Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Odek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Odek (Arabic: اوديك, Marathi: ओदेक, Russian: Одек) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Ödek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Odek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Odek is the 139,272nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,270,264 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Odek live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 414,511th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 429 people.
The last name Odek is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 1,860 people, or 1 in 41,281. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Golestan Province, where 93 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 5 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 1 percent are found. Besides Iran this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Odek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Odek last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Odek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Odek in the Marathi language | ||
| ओदेक | odeka | - |
| Odek in the Russian language | ||
| Одек | odek | - |
| Odek in the Arabic language | ||
| اوديك | awdyk | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Odek
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