Odewo Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Odewo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 194 | 1:913,107 | 39,493 |
| Kenya | 22 | 1:2,099,086 | 36,356 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Odewo (18) may also be a first name.
Odewo Demographics
Odewo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Odewo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odewo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odewo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odewo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,115,011th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. Odewo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odewo live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odewo is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 18 people.
The last name Odewo is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria Odewo is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Osun, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Odewo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Odewo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odiewo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hodewou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Edewo | 80 | 1,272 | / |
| Odebo | 80 | 605 | / |
| Odawo | 80 | 515 | / |
| Odewa | 80 | 353 | / |
| Odiwo | 80 | 249 | / |
| Adewo | 80 | 164 | / |
| Odowo | 80 | 72 | / |
| Odevo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Udewo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoedewou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Edewoh | 73 | 58 | / |
| Edewho | 73 | 23 | / |
| Odohwo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Odowho | 73 | 16 | / |
| Odeboh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Odhowo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hudewo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Adeawo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hodewa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Edeawo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aadewo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adewoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Odeibo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edewoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Odhawo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hodevo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odhebo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odawoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odievo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odewwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adewoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adeuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odiwuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odewaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odewat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ediewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hodeswood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odhowho | 67 | 55 | / |
| Odechwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Odheibo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hadewou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Odiwoha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aedewoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odhowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odeewua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Odewo
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