Odiyo Surname

275,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odiyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odiyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2461:37,0633,967
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odiyo (169) may also be a first name.

Odiyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odiyo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odiyo? popularity and diffusion

Odiyo is the 275,277th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,168,472 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odiyo are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Odiyo is also the 703,581st most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 169 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,246 people, or 1 in 37,063. In Kenya Odiyo is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 29 percent live, Siaya County, where 17 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 16 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Odiyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Odiyo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hodiyo9127/
Godiyo9119/
Odieyo913/
Oduiyo912/
Odioyo911/
Odiyot911/
Oudiyo911/
Hoddiyo831/
Odiyoha831/
Godhiyo831/
Odoyo8017,807/
Adiyo803,748/
Odiya802,593/
Odeyo80715/
Odiye80453/
Odayo80200/
Odiyi80126/
Ediyo8087/
Odijo8030/
Oduyo8015/
Odioa809/
Odiey805/
Odjio802/
Oduio801/
Odaiy801/
Udiyo801/
Odyoa801/
Odoiy801/
Odiio801/
Godiya739,400/
Godoyo73401/
Oodiya7326/
Odiyah7324/
Gudiyo7321/
Godjio7321/
Hodiya7320/
Odhiya7317/
Gadiyo7316/
Odioha7314/
Hodoyo7310/
Oudiyi739/
Odioye739/
Adeiyo737/
Godeyo737/
Oduyuo736/
Godiye736/
Hadiyo735/
Odioje735/
Godoiy735/
Odiyet735/
Odeiyi734/
Odoiyi734/
Oudiya734/
Hodiye733/
Odeayo733/
Odioji733/
Godaiy733/
Odiyap733/
Odoyuo732/
Godayo732/
Hodjio732/
Odhaio732/
Godoio732/
Hodayo732/
Odiyat731/
Oudioa731/
Godiay731/
Godiiy731/
Godioy731/
Adioyo731/
Odioja731/
Odioyi731/
Hudiyo731/
Oedayo731/
Godiey731/
Odijoh731/
Hediyo731/
Oidoyo731/
Odoyoh731/
Odiyae731/
Odiyeh731/
Odoiye731/
Odhayo731/
Adiyot731/
Adaiyo731/
Oddeyo731/
Odiayi731/
Odieye731/
Adieyo731/
Aadiyo731/
Hodyoi731/
Odey6748,068/
Odoi6732,908/
Odei6715,190/
Odai6710,133/
Oday677,650/
Odie676,596/
Odou674,048/
Odoy67672/
Odji67653/
Odoj67534/
Odye67173/
Hoedoyo67172/
Odoe67140/
Oujdiya67136/
Godhiya67120/
Hodhaio6788/
Odoa6776/
Goudiya6771/
Hodiyah6753/
Odui6733/
Houdiye6724/
Hodijoh6722/
Goodiya6716/
Houdiya6714/
Godhaiy6710/
Oduy678/
Hadiyot677/
Goddiya675/
Oduyowa672/
Odyj672/
Godihya671/
Goudiay671/
Odieyie671/
Oduoyot671/
Houdiyi671/
Hoddiya671/
Godgiye671/
Godhayo671/
Godiehy671/
Gadhiyo671/
Aadhiyo671/
Godiyah671/
Odjy671/
Goudiey671/

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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 Odiyo
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