Odende Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1611:286,83218,555
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Odendé (1) are calculated separately.

Odende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odende is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Odendé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odende? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 862,604th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odende reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Odende is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 286,832. In Kenya Odende is most common in: Siaya County, where 48 percent reside, Busia County, where 45 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 40 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Odende Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odendé941/
Odeunde922/
Godende922/
Odender921/
Odinde83533/
Udende83500/
Odendi83375/
Adende8377/
Edende8372/
Odenda8326/
Uodnde834/
Gudende7779/
Udendeh7717/
Utdende774/
Godinde774/
Godhnde771/
Hadende771/
Odionde771/
Oduinde771/
Odindeh771/
Adnde736/
Udnde731/
Adendehe711/
Goodndge711/
Adinde671,601/
Adendi67471/
Odinda6756/
Adenda6742/
Odindi6738/
Goodenday6716/
Udendi676/
Edendi675/
Udenda673/
Udemde673/
Aadnde671/
Gudnde671/
Odimde671/

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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 Odende
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