Odwong Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odwong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6631:58,8836,869
Nigeria2071:855,76237,544
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Odwong (40) may also be a first name.

Odwong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odwong is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odwong is the 398,272nd most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,243,830 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odwong live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 663 people, or 1 in 58,883. In Uganda Odwong is primarily concentrated in: Gulu District, where 21 percent reside, Kitgum District, where 16 percent reside and Amuru District, where 14 percent reside. Barring Uganda Odwong occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oudwong921/
Oduong83197/
Adwong8346/
Edwong8335/
Otwong8317/
Udwong833/
Hotwong77113/
Audwong7714/
Aedwong773/
Gadwong771/
Odhuong771/
Oduon'g771/
Odwangue711/
Atwong67412/
Otwang67108/
Otuong6742/
Etwong6725/
Edwang6718/
Odbang6715/
Uduong6713/
Aduong677/
Utwong676/
Oduang676/
Adbong673/

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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
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  • 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 Odwong
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