Odwako Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odwako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odwako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Odwako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odwako occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwako? popularity and diffusion

The last name Odwako is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Odwako is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odwako are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Odwako is most numerous in: Serere District, where 75 percent live, Buikwe District, where 13 percent live and Busia District, where 13 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odwoko8325/
Odwaka837/
Oduako836/
Otwako831/
Adwako831/
Oduakoy773/
Aduako67576/
Odwoka67203/
Adweko67163/
Odueko67135/
Adwoko67113/
Oduaka6732/
Eduako6711/
Adwaka678/
Edwaka676/
Otwoko676/
Oduoko672/
Otwaka671/
Uduako671/
Otuako671/

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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 Odwako
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