Odowa Surname

64,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Odowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland3,7011:946118
Somalia3,1371:4,288381
Kenya6681:69,1326,588
Djibouti1501:6,100439
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Norway81:642,78647,258
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Odowa (612) may also be a first name.

Odowa Last Name Facts

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

Odowa is more commonly found in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 64,394th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 938,270 people. The last name Odowa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odowa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Odowa is also the 337,693rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 612 people.

It is most widespread in Somaliland, where it is held by 3,701 people, or 1 in 946. Without taking into account Somaliland this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 40 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.

Odowa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Odowa surname is primarily Muslim (90%) in Kenya.

The amount Odowa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.56% less than the national average, earning 233,395 kr per year; in United States they earn 79.97% less than the national average, earning $8,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.11% less than the national average, earning $24,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odowaa912,130/
Odhowa91124/
Odoway915/
Odowah914/
Odowat914/
Odowai914/
O'Dowa910/
Odow8913/
Hodoway8319/
Oudouwa8318/
Odowaay831/
Godouwa831/
Odawa805,754/
Odoba801,341/
Otowa801,177/
Adowa801,115/
Edowa80197/
Udowa80178/
Odowo8072/
Odova8022/
O'Dow803/
Odhow802/
Hodow801/
Odows801/
Oidow801/
Oddow800/
Houdouwa772/
Edowai736,271/
Odawaa731,072/
Othowa73689/
Godova73550/
Edoway73223/
Hodoba73209/
Hotowa73167/
Hoddow73160/
Udouwa73149/
Hodova7387/
Ottowa7370/
Odovah7356/
Odobai7355/
Adouwa7353/
Odouwo7329/
Edowha7322/
Odohwo7321/
Udowah7317/
Odowho7316/
Oduowo7315/
Odhowo7311/
Odowei7310/
Adoywa7310/
Oudawa739/
Hadowa738/
Udoiwa738/
Adowah736/
Odaway736/
Adowaa736/
Adoswa735/
Udowna734/
Adhowa734/
Adoway733/
Udohwa733/
Oudova733/
Odouba733/
Oydova731/
Oodhow731/
Odovas731/
Oduoba731/
Odoiba731/
Odovea731/
Odoowo731/
Odawai731/
Udowua731/
Odooba731/
Hedowa731/
Osdova731/
Odowou731/
Odhawa731/
Odaawa731/
Oddawa731/
Adohwa731/
Adowwa731/
Adoiwa731/
Udowoa731/
Oudhow731/
Adow6742,310/
Udouwah6771/
Odhowho6755/
Odaw6754/
Hadouwa6749/
Odobașa6738/
Hodovas6737/
Hodobay6736/
Udow6729/
Hodouba6719/
Godaway6718/
Odob6717/
Gojdova6715/
Goodhow6715/
Houdova6714/
Odov678/
Odab678/
Eddowai676/
Edoowai675/
Goydova674/
Udoiwat674/
Udouwat674/
Hojdova674/
Addouwa674/
Hoidova674/
Hadoway673/
Odawaay673/
Gadouwa673/
Odof673/
Hodawha673/
Odav672/
Adowaah672/
Edouwah671/
Goduova671/
Odhowou671/
Odaf671/
Edouwai671/
Adobowa671/
Oduowei671/
Odouwei671/
Adafowa671/
Hotdawa671/
Ojdooba671/
Godoova671/
Goidova671/
Adowgai671/
Adabowa671/
Asdouwa671/
Oudouba671/
Addowaa671/
Hodaway670/

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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 Odowa
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