Odero Surname

16,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya29,8061:1,549247
Uganda1,7401:22,4363,259
Tanzania1,3371:39,5974,541
Philippines9451:107,13018,623
Spain3921:119,2659,323
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
England341:1,638,76668,634
France171:3,907,219231,005
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Guam121:13,3432,098
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Odero (6,478) may also be a first name.

Odero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odero is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odero? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,105th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 210,696 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Odero reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Odero is also the 81,580th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,478 people.

The surname Odero is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 29,806 people, or 1 in 1,549. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 24 percent are found, Migori County, where 18 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Odero Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Odero are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

Odero earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.35% less than the national average, earning $37,387 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odiero911,059/
Godero91103/
Oderzo9135/
Oddero9114/
Oderoh919/
Odoero918/
Odearo912/
Oudero912/
Odeero912/
Oderos911/
Odergo911/
Oderot911/
Oderro911/
Odehro911/
Godeiro83370/
Oddoero8330/
Oderoha8327/
Hodhero831/
Ouderho831/
Goderou831/
D'Odero831/
Hodgero830/
Odera8024,066/
Adero8019,771/
Odoro802,759/
Odaro802,063/
Odiro80258/
Edero80189/
Udero8083/
Odyro802/
Ouderrou774/
Gouderou772/
Houdgero771/
Hadero731,455/
Hodera73401/
Audero73376/
Odharo73259/
Oddera73233/
Uderzo7383/
Godera7383/
Aderho7374/
Adhero7361/
Odairo7354/
Aderou7353/
Adiero7352/
Aderoh7339/
Oderah7339/
Odaroh7335/
Gadero7329/
Ederoh7322/
Odiera7321/
Odoroh7320/
Udearo7320/
Aderot7315/
Addero7314/
Aderoo739/
Godiro739/
Odhiro739/
Odhoro739/
Odioro738/
Gudero737/
Adaero737/
Odoiro736/
Udeiro736/
Oderat735/
Adetro735/
Ohdera734/
Oderaa734/
Odhera733/
Adearo733/
Odihro733/
Adeero733/
Uderos732/
Odeira732/
Ederho731/
Adergo731/
Aderos731/
Aderoy731/
Adeiro731/
Hodjro731/
Oderas731/
Oderza731/
Odirou731/
Aderoj731/
Aderro731/
Ojdoro731/
Otdoro731/
Hodhera67303/
Hodoroh6731/
Haderoh6728/
Hoderas6721/
Goudjro6718/
Oderaha6712/
Hoedoro6711/
Godioro6711/
Godyoro679/
Ouderaa677/
Gadeiro674/
Adaeroh673/
Adaerho673/
Godeira673/
Oederra672/
Godhera671/
Adejrou671/
Hedeiro671/
Hoderah671/
Odharro671/
Goidera671/
Odhiera671/
Aderoos671/
Aderoud671/
Adeiros671/
Ausdero671/
Gaderoy670/
Hodderhost670/

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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 Odero
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