Odwor Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Odwor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Odwor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1591:290,44018,686
Uganda401:975,98242,738

Odwor (142) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Odwor Demographics

Odwor Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Odwor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odwor occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwor? popularity and diffusion

Odwor is the 1,189,614th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Odwor is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odwor are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 775,413th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 142 people.

The surname Odwor is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 290,440. In Kenya Odwor is primarily found in: Busia County, where 57 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 32 percent live and Kakamega County, where 3 percent live. Aside from Kenya Odwor is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Odwor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odwuor91262/
Odwour913/
Odwoor911/
Odhwuor831/
Oduor8083,864/
Odwar803,398/
Otwor8021/
Edwor8019/
Adwor809/
Odbor807/
Odvor801/
Oduore7387/
Odware7317/
Edwhor737/
Ooduor732/
Odhuor731/
Oudwar731/
Oduhor731/
Hoodworth710/
Otworth67143/
Oodward671/
O'Dware671/
Hotwort670/
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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 Odwor
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