Odiawo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia

Odiawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odiawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Odiawo Last Name Facts

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

Odiawo is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiawo? popularity and diffusion

Odiawo is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odiawo reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Odiawo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Odiawo is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 25 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside. Barring Kenya Odiawo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odiawuo921/
Odiawa83299/
Ediawo8365/
Odiabo838/
Adiawo835/
Odjawo831/
Odyawo831/
Odiabou7727/
Odhiabo774/
Ediawoh772/
Odijawa772/
Adiawoh771/
Hodiawa771/
Oduiowo771/
Odogiawa7142/
Adiabo67568/
Adjawo67182/
Odiaua67142/
Odiowa6733/
Odiobo6729/
Adiawa6722/
Odioba6717/
Adeawo677/
Adyawo676/
Ediawa673/
Edyawo671/
Odyabo671/
Odiaba671/
Ediowo671/

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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 Odiawo
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