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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Odwer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It 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 frequently held given name globally It is held by 6 people.
Odwer is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya Odwer exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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