Oderah Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Oderah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oderah (29) may also be a first name.
Oderah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oderah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oderah is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oderah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oderah reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used forename globally It is held by 29 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,199,043. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 43 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 19 percent reside and Migori County, where 19 percent reside. Not including Kenya Oderah is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 41 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Oderah
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