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 is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Odeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,954th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 337,012 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odeke live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Odeke is also the 308,040th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 718 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 17,779 people, or 1 in 2,196. In Uganda Odeke is primarily concentrated in: Bukedea District, where 16 percent live, Kumi District, where 15 percent live and Serere District, where 10 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Odeke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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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