Odwer Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Odwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Odwer (6) may also be a first name.
Odwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odwer is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odwer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Odwer is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Odwer is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Odwer reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Odwer is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 6 people.
The surname Odwer is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Homa Bay County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odwere | 91 | 1 | / |
| O'Dwer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hodwer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Goodwer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Odber | 80 | 76 | / |
| Adwer | 80 | 18 | / |
| Edwer | 80 | 10 | / |
| Otwer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Odver | 80 | 0 | / |
| Otwere | 73 | 690 | / |
| Adwere | 73 | 282 | / |
| Adweir | 73 | 42 | / |
| Odwire | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gadwer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Odhuer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hadwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oduere | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goduer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asdwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odwyre | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Duer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hadwert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goodwir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adweere | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Dwyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Dwyre | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Odwer
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