Odiango Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odiango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odiango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Odiango (11) may also be a first name.

Odiango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odiango is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiango? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odiango reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Odiango is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname Odiango is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 408,672. In Kenya Odiango is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 73 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 8 percent are found and Migori County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Odiango Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odhiango931/
Hodiango931/
Odiano9255/
Odiago921/
Adiango86767/
Odianga8690/
Ediango8652/
Odiongo8611/
Odjango863/
Oudiago861/
Odianos861/
Odiang'a807/
Audiango801/
Adhiango801/
Adiangoy801/
Adiangoi801/
Odiaga771,134/
Odiana77292/
Adiano7739/
Odiogo7727/
Odjago778/
Adiago772/
Odiono771/
Goudiagou751/
Adyango71194/
Hodiono71193/
Adianga71101/
Osdiana7157/
Adiagou7151/
Odiagah7144/
O'Diana7137/
Odianah7124/
Udiongo7124/
Hadiano7118/
Adianou7114/
Ediongo7112/
Adjiano7111/
Odianaa716/
Hodiana716/
Odijana715/
Adjango714/
Oddiaga714/
Odjanga714/
Adiatno714/
Udianga714/
Edyango713/
Odyanga713/
Godiaga713/
Gadiago713/
Edjango712/
Adeango712/
Odionga712/
Odiagas711/
Adiongo711/
Odiomgo711/
Odyongo711/
Oudiana711/
Adiagoo711/
Adjangoa67116/
Hotdiana6741/
Hadiatno6720/
Adijatno6717/
Gadianga6712/
Edjangou676/
Odiohana676/
Adiahnot674/
Hedjango672/
Gadjango672/
Addianou671/
Gatdiano671/
Houdjago671/
Udiongho671/
Gadjiago671/
Hoddiana671/
Adiong'o671/
Adiang'a671/

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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 Odiango
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