Odelo Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Odelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Odelo (91) may also be a first name.
Odelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Odelo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odelo? popularity and diffusion
Odelo is the 3,432,070th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Odelo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Odelo is also the 998,282nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 91 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Katakwi District, where 46 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 7 percent are found and Adjumani District, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Odelo
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