Odia Surname

9,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Odia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo48,0021:1,539143
Nigeria10,7351:16,5011,595
Uganda9011:43,3295,444
India6191:1,239,20149,342
Brazil2111:1,014,57035,835
Congo1931:25,8502,795
Kenya981:471,22324,622
England951:586,50635,379
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
France81:8,302,840321,660
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Iceland51:76,0184,442
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Odia (8,342) may also be a first name.

Odia Last Name Facts

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

Odia (Oriya: ଓଡିଆ, Russian: Одиа) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,252nd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 118,928 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Odia reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Odia is also the 69,160th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 8,342 people.

The last name Odia is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48,002 people, or 1 in 1,539. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Odia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Odia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Odia surname increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Odia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Odia are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% being registered with the political party.

The amount Odia earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.39% more than the national average, earning $53,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.88% less than the national average, earning $29,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godia892,301/
Odias891,567/
Oudia891,212/
Odiah891,032/
Hodia89499/
Odiaz89218/
Odiha89199/
Odjia8934/
Odija8925/
Oidia8920/
Odioa899/
Oddia894/
O'Dia893/
Osdia891/
Oodia891/
Odi'a891/
Odiaa891/
Uodia891/
Oedia891/
Goudia80488/
Oudija80443/
Hodija80302/
Goddia80296/
Oddiah80167/
Eoudia80152/
Godhia80101/
Hodiah8047/
Hodiat8020/
Godjia8017/
Odioha8014/
Godija8010/
Odihai809/
Hoodia807/
Odeiya805/
Odiach805/
Oudhia804/
O'Diaz804/
Odaiya804/
Oudiaa803/
Goydia802/
Odgiea802/
Odiaha802/
Odeyia802/
Oudiat802/
Oudioa801/
Godiay801/
Odiaaa801/
Odiaah801/
Odijat801/
Hoydia801/
Hodias801/
Odéiya801/
Odijas801/
Odagia801/
Gotdia801/
Goidia801/
Odajia801/
Odiasd801/
Odiayi801/
Odijia801/
Oudiah801/
Oudiha801/
Adia7510,723/
Odea754,128/
Odio754,097/
Edia753,316/
Udia751,551/
Odja751,343/
Odya75694/
Oudihat731,057/
Eoudiah7322/
Goudjia738/
Hoidiah734/
Goddiah734/
Gothdia733/
Houdjia732/
Odhaiya731/
Goodiea731/
Goudiay731/
Odiyoha731/
Gohdiah731/
Hadia6714,904/
Gudia676,851/
Gadia676,805/
Hedia673,095/
Godio672,888/
Audia672,761/
Godja672,293/
Adjia671,728/
Adija671,594/
Adiat671,243/
Hodea67754/
Adhia67657/
Adiah67548/
Adiha67400/
Hodja67296/
Odiot67295/
Addia67211/
Adias67205/
Aadia67196/
Hodio67181/
Adiad67177/
Godya67154/
Hudia67152/
Adiaz67135/
Odiho67105/
Udias67103/
Odioh6790/
Odjas6789/
Uidia6779/
Udiah6765/
Oudja6763/
Odeay6759/
Ahdia6756/
Ediah6748/
Edhia6744/
Odhya6731/
Odijo6730/
Oddio6728/
Odjai6725/
Ediea6725/
Udhia6724/
Asdia6721/
Eddia6720/
Hotdijah6718/
Oudea6718/
Adiaa6718/
Uddia6717/
Odyas6713/
Hoddijah6711/
Uhdia678/
Odjah678/
Odyat677/
Adioa677/
Adiea677/
Aedia676/
Udiaz676/
Edjia676/
Udjia675/
Oidja675/
Eudia675/
Odios675/
Hodya674/
Oddea674/
Odhio674/
A'Dia674/
Ojdea673/
Oddya673/
Odeoa673/
Ediha673/
Odeha673/
Ediay673/
Odjoa673/
Odeah673/
Odjio672/
Odjei672/
Adiay672/
Odiod672/
Oedio672/
Oidya671/
Oigya671/
Oodja671/
Ediaa671/
Edija671/
Goddiaha671/
Udiay671/
Ádias671/
Hoodiaie671/
Hodeijah671/
Oodea671/
Oïdja671/
Oidea671/
Odyoa671/
Odjay671/
O'Dio671/
Goudjiaï671/
Godhijay671/
Odjea671/
Odgea671/
Udiae671/
Oidio671/

Odia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odia in the Oriya language
ଓଡିଆodi'a92.45
ଓଡ଼ିଆori'a7.08
Odia in the Russian language
Одиаodia-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odia
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