Odeke Surname
Approximately 21,624 people bear this surname
Odeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17,779 | 1:2,196 | 343 |
| Kenya | 2,316 | 1:19,940 | 2,314 |
| Nigeria | 1,456 | 1:121,664 | 8,019 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Odeke (718) may also be a first name.
Odeke Demographics
Odeke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Odeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odeke occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Odeke.
How Common Is The Last Name Odeke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,954th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 337,012 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odeke live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 308,040th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 718 people.
The last name Odeke is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 17,779 people, or 1 in 2,196. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bukedea District, where 16 percent are found, Kumi District, where 15 percent are found and Serere District, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Odeke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Odeke surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Odeke
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