Odow Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Odow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odow is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odow? popularity and diffusion

Odow is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Odow are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Odow is most prevalent in: California, where 38 percent are found, Utah, where 25 percent are found and Arizona, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Odow Last Name Statistics demography

Odow earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning $23,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odowa897,767/
O'Dow893/
Odowe893/
Odhow892/
Hodow891/
Odows891/
Oidow891/
Oddow890/
Hoddow80160/
Odhowa80124/
Oudhow801/
Odhowe801/
Odoywe801/
Oodhow801/
O'Dowa800/
Adow7542,310/
Edow751,852/
Odaw7554/
Udow7529/
Odob7517/
Odov758/
Oduw756/
Odof753/
Goodhow7315/
Odufowa731/
Addow674,342/
Oidov672,815/
Hudow672,164/
Adowa671,115/
Adowe67516/
Godov67404/
Hadow67344/
Odoev67309/
Udowa67178/
Godof67102/
Hodov6762/
Eddow6752/
Odawe6725/
Odova6722/
Adoow6715/
Odhaw6711/
Hedow678/
Adouw678/
Adhow676/
Odgov675/
Odofe675/
Udows673/
Oydov673/
Adoiw672/
Odoif672/
Oduov672/
Oudof671/
Odeuw671/
Odotv671/
Adoew671/
Uidow671/
Udhow671/
Atdow671/
Hodof670/
Audow670/

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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 Odow
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