Odhambo Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Odhambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Odhambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odhambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odhambo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odhambo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Odhambo are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Odhambo is mostly found in: Kampala District, where 36 percent live, Mukono District, where 18 percent live and Buikwe District, where 9 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odhaimbo | 93 | 14 | / |
| Odhhambo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Odhjambo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Odambo | 92 | 4 | / |
| Adhambo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Odeambo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Godambo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adhaimbo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Odembo | 77 | 877 | / |
| Adambo | 77 | 141 | / |
| Odombo | 77 | 55 | / |
| Odamba | 77 | 33 | / |
| Edambo | 77 | 28 | / |
| Odamuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adjambo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Godombo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Godamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gadambo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odemboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adhamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odoumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adjambou | 67 | 228 | / |
| Odoumbou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Goudamba | 67 | 14 | / |
| Godamwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odaimeba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odeinhbo | 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 Odhambo
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