Odiembo Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odiembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odiembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5221:88,4677,998
Tanzania1641:322,81524,412
United States71:51,779,848968,877
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Odiembo (66) may also be a first name.

Odiembo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odiembo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiembo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 478,963rd most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. The surname Odiembo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odiembo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most widespread first name on earth, held by 66 people.

The surname Odiembo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 522 people, or 1 in 88,467. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 37 percent live, Nairobi County, where 27 percent live and Migori County, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Odiembo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Odiembo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Odiembo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odembo92877/
Odimbo929/
Odhimbo8610/
Odeambo862/
Odinmbo861/
Odemboh861/
Odembos861/
Odeyombo8017/
Adiembou8015/
Odhaimbo8014/
Odhiombo802/
Odimba774,387/
Odemba771,743/
Odumbo77310/
Adimbo77250/
Adembo77120/
Edimbo7724/
Edembo7712/
Udembo771/
Udimbo771/
Adjiembou757/
Odhiiambo754/
Odhaiambo752/
Adienbo7136/
Odinmba7111/
Adhimbo719/
Godimba716/
Adjimbo715/
Gadimbo715/
Odimbah713/
Ademboh713/
Odembah713/
Godinbo712/
Adyembo712/
Odoumbo711/
Adiemba711/
Odjimba711/
Hodimba711/
Odiomba711/
Adjembo711/
Adimbou711/
Adihmbo711/
Oduyombo6748/
Adjembou6739/
Adhaimbo6719/
Odoumbou6717/
Odeyonbo679/
Odeyinbo677/
Adiyambo672/
Odoyinbo671/
Odeinhbo671/
Odaimeba671/
Adaiambo671/
Hadimbou671/

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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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  • 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 Odiembo
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