Odwori Surname

82,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odwori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odwori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,0361:12,8592,108
Kenya2,8231:16,3581,959
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Odwori (470) may also be a first name.

Odwori Last Name Facts

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

Odwori has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odwori? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 82,615th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,242,760 people. The last name Odwori is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Odwori live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 392,739th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 470 people.

Odwori is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,036 people, or 1 in 12,859. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Busia District, where 35 percent reside, Namayingo District, where 32 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 7 percent reside. Besides Uganda Odwori occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 48 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Odwori Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Odwori last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odwouri9214/
Odwoori923/
Odwuori922/
Odworiy921/
Oduori837,724/
Otwori834,002/
Odwory83860/
Odwari8357/
Adwori837/
Odwora834/
Odwuri831/
Odweri831/
Oduorie771/
Otwwori771/
Goddwari713/
Oduory674,692/
Otwari67293/
Oduore6787/
Oduora6756/
Udwari6742/
Odwara6729/
Adwari6722/
Odware6717/
Atwori6710/
Otuori6710/
Edwari679/
Edweri676/
Oduari672/
Udvori672/
Odwere671/
Odveri671/
Adwora671/
Otweri671/

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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 Odwori
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