Odondo Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odondo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8741:52,8375,301
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Odondo (119) may also be a first name.

Odondo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odondo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odondo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 394,524th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,142,509 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odondo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Odondo is also the 856,040th most common given name on earth It is held by 119 people.

Odondo is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 874 people, or 1 in 52,837. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 28 percent reside, Migori County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Odondo is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Odondo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Odondo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odondoo922/
Odoundou8610/
Odundo836,508/
Odando83190/
Adondo83182/
Udondo8385/
Edondo837/
Odonda834/
Odaundo7717/
Adondoo774/
Odandou773/
Gudondo772/
Adoindo772/
Odandoy772/
Adondoy771/
Udondot771/
Odundoh771/
Udondoh771/
Hadondo771/
Godando771/
Oddundo771/
Odhando771/
Odundou771/
Hodandou711/
Gadondoy711/
Adundo671,506/
Adonda67179/
Adando6743/
Odunda6722/
Udonda6713/
Odanda676/
Adomdo672/
Goudandou671/
Odumdo671/

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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 Odondo
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