Odendo Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4141:111,5469,517
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Odendo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odendo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Odendo.

How Common Is The Last Name Odendo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 691,116th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odendo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Odendo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 111,546. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 24 percent live, Vihiga County, where 23 percent live and Migori County, where 21 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Odendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Odendo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odindo833,664/
Adendo8361/
Odenda8326/
Edendo831/
Edendoo774/
Godindo772/
Adendou771/
Adndo732/
Goudindo711/
Odendaht710/
Edenda67438/
Udindo6770/
Odinda6756/
Adenda6742/
Adindo6732/
Udenda673/
Odemda672/
Edindo671/
Adindou6235/
Adendaa621/
Hudenda621/
Odionda621/
Ádendás621/
Aduindo621/
Addienda572/
Haduindo571/
Udnda5528/
Adnda554/
Adinda501,544/
Edinda5022/
Udemda505/
Odimda503/
Adimdo501/
Uddnda501/

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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
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  • 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 Odendo
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