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.

Odwor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1591:290,44018,686
Uganda401:975,98242,738

Odwor (142) may also be a first name.

Odwor Last Name Facts

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

Odwor is most common in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odwor is the 1,189,614th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odwor reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 775,413th most prevalent first name internationally, 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 mostly found in: Busia County, where 57 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 32 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Odwor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Odwor surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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