Odekere Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Odekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Odekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Odekere is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Odekere? popularity and diffusion
Odekere is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Odekere is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odekere reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Odekere is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda Odekere is most frequent in: Tororo District, where 48 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 21 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 7 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odeker | 92 | 45 | / |
| Edekere | 86 | 331 | / |
| Adekere | 86 | 250 | / |
| Godeker | 86 | 20 | / |
| Odekeri | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hodeker | 86 | 3 | / |
| Odeaker | 86 | 3 | / |
| Odokere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Odeeker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oudeker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hodecker | 80 | 790 | / |
| Adekeret | 80 | 26 | / |
| Godecker | 80 | 25 | / |
| Hoideker | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ediekere | 80 | 4 | / |
| Adegkere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Udekerze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edoekere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goodeker | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Decker | 80 | 1 | / |
| Odikre | 77 | 56 | / |
| Adeker | 77 | 38 | / |
| Hoidecker | 75 | 6 | / |
| Odiokhere | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gadeker | 71 | 78 | / |
| Adekore | 71 | 39 | / |
| Adakere | 71 | 29 | / |
| Adekera | 71 | 24 | / |
| Udekeri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Edakere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adekker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edekare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edokere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adeiker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adokere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adikere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hodiker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adekear | 71 | 1 | / |
| Udikere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adekare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adekhera | 67 | 99 | / |
| Adekerit | 67 | 28 | / |
| Asdecker | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hodecher | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hudekera | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hadikere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gadheker | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gadecker | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hodekari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adhekare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hadecker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edaakere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adekaree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godikeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houdyker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hodicker | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Odekere
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