Odendaal Surname

41,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Odendaal Surname Definition:

Place name near Cologne, Germany.

Odendaal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,5631:4,685600
Zimbabwe2421:63,7949,597
England1851:301,17922,911
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
Australia661:409,02632,879
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Botswana221:99,40615,343
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Swaziland41:324,550996
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Odendaal (19) may also be a first name.

Odendaal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name near Cologne, Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Odendaal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Odendaal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Odendaal occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odendaal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,902nd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 585,016 people. Odendaal is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Odendaal are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Odendaal is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 19 people.

The last name Odendaal is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 11,563 people, or 1 in 4,685. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 31 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa it occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Odendaal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Odendaal last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Odendaal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.58% more than the national average, earning R 424,368 per year; in United States they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $50,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $52,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oodendaal941/
Oddendaal941/
Odendal93652/
Odendahl881,476/
Odendhal88105/
Odendall8884/
Oudendal889/
Odendale883/
Odend'hal8228/
Goddendal821/
Adendal801/
Hedendal7512/
Gudendal758/
Edendahl755/
Odendoll750/
Edendhal750/
Odendohl750/
Hedendahl71222/
Ademdal673/
Adndhale631/
Adendolph591/
Addindall591/

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