Odiro Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Odiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Uganda571:684,90034,656
Kenya561:824,64132,113
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
England71:7,959,723202,100
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odiro (173) may also be a first name.

Odiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odiro is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Odiro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odiro is the 993,593rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Odiro reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Odiro is also the 694,534th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 173 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Odiro occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 22 percent are found.

Odiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odiero911,059/
Odairo9154/
Odhiro919/
Godiro919/
Odioro918/
Odoiro916/
Odihro913/
Odirou911/
Godeiro83370/
Godioro8311/
Oduro8070,458/
Odero8034,588/
Odira8011,151/
Adiro801,176/
Ediro8012/
Odyro802/
Houdirou774/
Ouditroy772/
Odaira73208/
Oodira73135/
Ediruo73122/
Godero73103/
Adiero7352/
Adiruo7350/
Oduroo7341/
Odirah7340/
Oderzo7335/
Oudira7326/
Odiera7321/
Oduroh7321/
Oddero7314/
Aduiro7311/
Godira7310/
Adioro739/
Oderoh739/
Adirou737/
Audiro736/
Udeiro736/
Hadiro734/
O'Duro734/
Adairo732/
Odearo732/
Oudero732/
Odeira732/
Adhiro732/
Gudiro732/
Odeero732/
Odiora732/
Oderot731/
Adeiro731/
Hodira731/
Hodjro731/
Odergo731/
Oduira731/
Edirou731/
Adiroa731/
Oderos731/
Oderro731/
Odurro731/
Adoiro731/
Odehro731/
Adirzo731/
Houdairou711/
Hadiroh67149/
Goudira67140/
Hudioro67129/
Oderoha6727/
Goudjro6718/
Adhiroh6712/
Adiorho6710/
Godyoro679/
Hadirou677/
Odiorah676/
Gadeiro674/
Odirach673/
Godeira673/
Gadirou672/
Adiroop671/
Addairo671/
Hodhero671/
Houdira671/
Hedeiro671/
Goderou671/
Ouderho671/
Adeiros671/
Oidaira671/
Edhairo671/
D'Odero671/
Odhiera671/
Adhirou671/
Godaira671/
Hodgero670/

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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 Odiro
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