Odhowa Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odhowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odhowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odhowa Last Name Facts

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

Odhowa is most common in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odhowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Odhowa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odhowa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 375,446. In Kenya Odhowa is mostly concentrated in: Garissa County, where 98 percent live, Siaya County, where 1 percent live and Tana River County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya Odhowa occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Odhowa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odowa917,767/
Odhow912/
Odowaa832,130/
Odhowo8311/
Odoway835/
Adhowa834/
Odowai834/
Odowat834/
Odowah834/
Oudhow831/
Odhawa831/
Oodhow831/
O'Dowa830/
Odow8013/
Odhowho7755/
Hodoway7719/
Oudouwa7718/
Goodhow7715/
Odjouwa775/
Godouwa771/
Odowaay771/
Odhowou771/
Odawa735,754/
Odoba731,341/
Adowa731,115/
Edowa73197/
Udowa73178/
Odhav73156/
Odowo7372/
Odova7322/
Odhaw7311/
Adhow736/
O'Dow733/
Odhab731/
Oidow731/
Odows731/
Udhow731/
Hodow731/
Oddow730/
Oudjouwa711/
Edowai676,271/
Odawaa671,072/
Godova67550/
Oudhof67282/
Edoway67223/
Hodoba67209/
Hoddow67160/
Hodova6787/
Odobai6755/
Odouwo6729/
Edowha6722/
Edhowo6721/
Odohwo6721/
Udowah6717/
Odowho6716/
Oduowo6715/
Godhav6713/
Odowei6710/
Oudawa679/
Hadowa678/
Gudhow676/
Adowah676/
Adowaa676/
Godhof676/
Odaway676/
Adoway673/
Udohwa673/
Odouba673/
Oudova673/
Odhawo672/
Odhovo672/
Adhawa672/
Odhaba671/
Odhaph671/
Odaawa671/
Odahav671/
Oddawa671/
Adohwa671/
Adowwa671/
Hudhow671/
Udowoa671/
Odhoff671/
Oydova671/
Hodhawway671/
Oduoba671/
Odowou671/
Osdova671/
Hedowa671/
Odovas671/
Odooba671/
Udowua671/
Odawai671/
Odoowo671/
Odovea671/
Odoiba671/

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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 Odhowa
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