Odwar Surname
Approximately 3,398 people bear this surname
Odwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,415 | 1:16,165 | 2,518 |
| Kenya | 951 | 1:48,559 | 4,970 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Odwar (268) may also be a first name.
Odwar Demographics
Odwar Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Odwar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 132,781st most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,144,657 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odwar reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Odwar is also the 543,171st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 268 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 16,165. In Uganda Odwar is mostly concentrated in: Kitgum District, where 14 percent reside, Lira District, where 11 percent reside and Agago District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Odwar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Odwar last name is primarily 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odware | 91 | 17 | / |
| Oudwar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oodward | 83 | 1 | / |
| O'Dware | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edwar | 80 | 4,854 | / |
| Adwar | 80 | 2,012 | / |
| Odwor | 80 | 199 | / |
| Otwar | 80 | 51 | / |
| Odvar | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oduar | 80 | 5 | / |
| Udwar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hoodward | 77 | 14 | / |
| Odwuor | 73 | 262 | / |
| Adware | 73 | 37 | / |
| Odvart | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hadwar | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oddvar | 73 | 9 | / |
| Outwar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Othwar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hotwar | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oduare | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gotwar | 73 | 3 | / |
| Odwour | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hedwar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Otware | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asdwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edwuar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adhwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odwoor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oduard | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oduhar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hodbar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hudwar | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gadhwar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hadward | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guddwar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odhwuor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Astdwar | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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