Odewa Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Odewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 154 | 1:299,869 | 19,047 |
| Tanzania | 106 | 1:499,449 | 33,339 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Syria | 30 | 1:643,367 | 5,706 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Odewa (27) may also be a first name.
Odewa Demographics
Odewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Odewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Odewa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Odewa? popularity and diffusion
Odewa is the 796,486th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. Odewa is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Odewa are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Odewa is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 27 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya Odewa is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 42 percent reside, Migori County, where 42 percent reside and Busia County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya Odewa is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.
Odewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Odewa
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