Odwalo Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odwalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odwalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Odwalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odwalo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Odwalo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Odwalo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Odwalo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 80 percent reside and Migori County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odwallo925/
Odwala8312/
Adwalo834/
Odualo833/
Otwalo832/
Odwalla771/
Goodwala713/
Oduala67443/
Atwalo67169/
Otwala6776/
Adwala6748/
Udwala6723/
Odwola6712/
Edwala6710/
Etwalo679/
Otwelo677/
Oduolo674/
Adwolo673/
Odwela671/
Edualo671/
Otwolo671/
Odbolo671/
Adwelo671/

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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 Odwalo
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