Odwali Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya741:624,05328,587
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Odwali (10) may also be a first name.

Odwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odwali occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Odwali is the 2,091,648th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odwali live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The last name Odwali is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 624,053. In Kenya Odwali is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 97 percent reside, Kericho County, where 1 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Odwali Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oduali8392/
Adwali8339/
Odwoli8336/
Otwali8335/
Odwala8312/
Odwale835/
Otwalit774/
Odballi772/
Odwooli771/
Otwaali771/
Odwalla771/
Godvalli717/
Goodvali714/
Gadhwali714/
Goodwale714/
Udwualyi713/
Oduala67443/
Oduoli67104/
Otwoli6791/
Oduale6778/
Otwala6776/
Adwale6752/
Adwala6748/
Aduali6736/
Udwala6723/
Adwoli6722/
Otuali6713/
Odwola6712/
Goodvalli679/
Atwali675/
Advali674/
Otwale673/
Adbali673/
Odwole673/
Odwele673/
Edwale672/
Eduali671/
Etwali671/
Uduali671/

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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 Odwali
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