Odiyo Surname
Approximately 1,410 people bear this surname
Odiyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,246 | 1:37,063 | 3,967 |
| Tanzania | 89 | 1:594,850 | 37,281 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Odiyo (169) may also be a first name.
Odiyo Demographics
Odiyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Odiyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odiyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odiyo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odiyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 275,277th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,168,472 people. The surname Odiyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odiyo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Odiyo is also the 703,581st most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 169 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,246 people, or 1 in 37,063. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 29 percent reside, Siaya County, where 17 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Odiyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Odiyo
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