Odewa Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Tanzania1061:499,44933,339
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Syria301:643,3675,706
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Odewa (27) may also be a first name.

Odewa Last Name Facts

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

Odewa occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 796,486th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. Odewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Odewa reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Odewa is also the 2,036,353rd most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya Odewa is primarily found in: Homa Bay County, where 42 percent reside, Migori County, where 42 percent reside and Busia County, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Odewa is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Odewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Odewa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodewa917/
Odewwa911/
Odewaa911/
Odewat911/
Odechwa8327/
Odeewua831/
Odewait831/
Odhewai831/
Hodeway830/
Odawa805,754/
Adewa801,501/
Odiwa80637/
Edewa80412/
Odeba80310/
Odewo80218/
Odewe806/
Odeva803/
Udewa802/
Odewi801/
Odowaa732,130/
Odawaa731,072/
Odoeva73371/
Udewua73138/
Adeiwa7396/
Odaeva7381/
Godeva7380/
Odeeva7360/
Odiowa7333/
Adewua7328/
Odeiba7323/
Hadewa7321/
Ediewa7321/
Hodeba7318/
Adeuwa7316/
Hodeva7315/
Edeawa7313/
Eddewa7312/
Udewad7311/
Udeuwa7310/
Adewad737/
Addewa736/
Odaway736/
Odoway735/
Edeuwa735/
Adeawa735/
Edewai734/
Odowah734/
Odowai734/
Adoewa733/
Hodewe733/
Godewe733/
Odieva731/
Odiway731/
Udewaë731/
Odovea731/
Adewah731/
Odevah731/
Odawai731/
Odewue731/
Hodiwa731/
Odhawa731/
Odaawa731/
Oddawa731/
Edeewa731/
Edhewa731/
Odiewo731/
Odeuwe731/
Odeaba731/
Odebai731/
Odhewe731/
Adhewa731/
Adewaa731/
Oudeba731/
Godywa731/
Adeway730/
Odeibea67349/
Hodeeva6720/
Hodoway6719/
Godeeva6716/
Hodieva6716/
Houdeba6712/
Hodeiba6711/
Aadewad677/
Hadeway676/
Uddewad674/
Hodaeva673/
Odawaay673/
Hodawha673/
Goudeva673/
Odiwoha672/
Hodewou672/
Houdewe672/
Otdaeva671/
Oydaeva671/
Hasdewa671/
Adewaya671/
Hotdawa671/
Hudewah671/
Oudevad671/
Odowaay671/
Gojdeva671/
Ahadewa671/
Adgeway671/
Adheuwa671/
Oudebah671/
Odewich671/
Hodaway670/

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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 Odewa
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