Odwar Surname

132,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,4151:16,1652,518
Kenya9511:48,5594,970
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Odwar (268) may also be a first name.

Odwar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odwar occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 132,781st most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,144,657 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odwar live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 543,171st most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 268 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 16,165. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kitgum District, where 14 percent live, Lira District, where 11 percent live and Agago District, where 10 percent live. Other than Uganda Odwar is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 28 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Odwar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Odwar surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Odwar earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odware9117/
Oudwar911/
Oodward831/
O'Dware831/
Edwar804,854/
Adwar802,012/
Odwor80199/
Otwar8051/
Odvar809/
Oduar805/
Udwar803/
Hoodward7714/
Odwuor73262/
Adware7337/
Odvart7314/
Hadwar7311/
Oddvar739/
Outwar734/
Othwar734/
Hotwar733/
Oduare733/
Gotwar733/
Odwour733/
Hedwar732/
Otware731/
Asdwar731/
Edwuar731/
Adhwar731/
Odwoor731/
Oduard731/
Oduhar731/
Hodbar731/
Hudwar730/
Gadhwar6710/
Hadward672/
Guddwar672/
Odhwuor671/
Astdwar671/

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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 Odwar
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