Odweyo Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Odweyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Odweyo (10) may also be a first name.
Odweyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odweyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odweyo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Odweyo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odweyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odweyo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Odweyo is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 10 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 80 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otweyo | 83 | 94 | / |
| Adweyo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Otwieyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| O'Dweye | 77 | 0 | / |
| Otwey | 73 | 696 | / |
| Adwey | 73 | 123 | / |
| Odway | 73 | 7 | / |
| Edwey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oduey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Odwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oduayo | 67 | 209 | / |
| Adweya | 67 | 109 | / |
| Otweya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Otweyi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Udueyo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Odueyi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oduejo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Godvey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Odueye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oduiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Edweye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odwoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adwoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otueyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odbowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otwiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hodway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oodway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Osdway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oedway | 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 Odweyo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis