Odoms Surname

277,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Odoms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odoms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3711:264,37624,908
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Odoms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odoms is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odoms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 277,054th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,209,111 people. Odoms is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Odoms are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,371 people, or 1 in 264,376. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Odoms occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Odoms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Odoms has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,570 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Odoms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Odoms surname are 10.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

Odoms earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning $36,952 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odomse914/
Odomms913/
Odomns911/
Odoems911/
Odums80576/
Odems80365/
Odams80357/
Adoms80113/
Odons8021/
Udoms8019/
Edoms8013/
Odhams73118/
Addoms7358/
Oudems7352/
Godons733/
Adoems732/
Gadoms732/
Godams731/
Adooms731/
Oddems731/
Oddams731/
Hodons730/
Oedams730/
Hodgons672/
Goydons671/

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Odoms Reference & Research

Odom DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Odom FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Odoms
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis