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

The surname Odiawo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Odiawo occurs mostly 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 occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Odiawo is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 25 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 25 percent live and Nairobi County, where 25 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 29 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

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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