Odia Surname
Approximately 61,277 people bear this surname
Odia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48,002 | 1:1,539 | 143 |
| Nigeria | 10,735 | 1:16,501 | 1,595 |
| Uganda | 901 | 1:43,329 | 5,444 |
| India | 619 | 1:1,239,201 | 49,342 |
| Brazil | 211 | 1:1,014,570 | 35,835 |
| Congo | 193 | 1:25,850 | 2,795 |
| Kenya | 98 | 1:471,223 | 24,622 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Odia (8,342) may also be a first name.
Odia Demographics
Odia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Odia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Odia (Oriya: ଓଡିଆ, Russian: Одиа) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Odia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,252nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 118,928 people. The last name Odia is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Odia live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 69,160th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 8,342 people.
It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48,002 people, or 1 in 1,539. Other than The DR Congo Odia occurs 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 incidence of Odia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Odia last name rose 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Odia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Odia are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the 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
Odia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Odia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଡିଆ | odi'a | 92.45 |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ori'a | 7.08 |
| Odia in the Russian language | ||
| Одиа | odia | - |
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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 Odia
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