Odenga Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Odenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odenga is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Odenga is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Odenga live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Busia District, where 75 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 5 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Odenga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Odenga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Odenga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oudenga921/
Odengai921/
Godenga921/
Odena911,380/
Odnga911/
Odinga838,999/
Godena83287/
Odengo83232/
Adenga83220/
Odenat83113/
Odenge8380/
Odeana8339/
Udenga8327/
Hodena8318/
Edenga8317/
Odenas839/
Odengi837/
Odeina835/
O'Dena835/
Oddena831/
Odgena831/
Oudena831/
Odengy831/
Odga805/
Adeunga77101/
Godenau7746/
Odengoi7737/
Adengha7731/
Odengot7713/
Gadenga7711/
Goudena779/
Odenger778/
Edengha778/
Odingha775/
Odeng'o775/
Adennga774/
Godeena773/
Godinga773/
Hadenga772/
Godengi772/
Odienge772/
Odionga772/
Odhengo772/
Houdena772/
Odenach771/
Odhenna771/
Oudinga771/
Hedenga771/
Hudenga771/
Godenge771/
Goodena771/
Adengai771/
Hodeina771/
Oudeyna771/
Adienga771/
Adengah771/
Eduenga771/
Odeng'e771/
Odehega771/
Odingaa771/
Edengau771/
Edoenga771/
Aduenga771/
Odenaid771/
Odenatt770/
Godeyna770/
Adena734,967/
Odina731,378/
Odngo7333/
Odyna7330/
Òdena738/
Godga735/
Odeno733/
Adnga731/
Odéna731/
Ádega731/
Ódena731/
Hodga730/
Godheena713/
Haddenga712/
Huidenga711/
Adoengga711/
Goodenay710/
Godina6710,617/
Oudina673,756/
Odingo672,294/
Adhena671,774/
Hodyna671,676/
Adengo671,525/
Adinga671,315/
Edinga671,282/
Hodina67733/
Godyna67488/
Adesna67213/
Adenau67211/
Udinga67180/
Adenah67161/
Adenge67112/
Hadena6792/
Gadena6790/
Odinas6784/
Oddina6778/
Adenas6771/
Udengo6758/
Adengi6750/
Odaina6744/
Ademga6739/
Edengo6735/
Audena6732/
Odinge6730/
Adeina6729/
Adeana6723/
Udenge6719/
Odiona6719/
Addengast6718/
Odinah6713/
Odihna6712/
Adegna6710/
Adeena679/
Adenaa679/
Adiena676/
Adetna676/
Adenad675/
Aadena674/
Oudeno674/
Odingi674/
Oduina673/
Hodgat672/
Adenha672/
Godnge672/
Adenay672/
Adenai672/
Odgiea672/
Odinat672/
Odinea672/
Godeña672/
Odeñas672/
Odayna671/
Odinai671/
Oydina671/
Godgay671/
Goudga671/
Addena671/
Addengadh671/
Adenaj671/
Adeyna671/
Uodeno671/
Adehna671/
Udemga671/
Houdga671/
Odyngo671/
Odénat671/
Odngoi671/
Odinad671/
Odajna671/
Adenoa671/
Ahdena671/
Odeneu671/
Atdena671/
Odeney670/
Goodeneau670/

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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 Odenga
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