Odonya Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142

Odonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odonya is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odonya is the 1,491,356th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odonya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 97 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Odonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Odonya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Udonya83393/
Odonyo8339/
Odanya8324/
Odunya8318/
Adonya8318/
Odonia835/
Udonyah77210/
Godanya7741/
Udonnya7719/
Gadonya776/
Odusnya774/
Oidonyo772/
Udohnya771/
Odonias771/
Odoña7319/
Odunaiya71917/
Udohnyah718/
Udounyha711/
Udounyah711/
Odunayia711/
Adunya671,785/
Adonyo671,212/
Adonia67914/
Adanya67560/
Odonio67493/
Adonha67152/
Odania6730/
Odunnaiya6722/
Odunyo6718/
Odagna6716/
Udanya6714/
Odunia677/
Udonja676/
Odogno671/
Udunya671/
Odunaiyah671/
Udonyo671/
Odanja671/
Odonho671/
Odunja671/
Adogna671/
Odoneo671/
Odoniha'a671/
Odanha671/
Adonea671/
Odonjo671/

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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 Odonya
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