Odyero Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Odyero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odyero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1521:256,83718,920
England11:55,718,059489,080

Odyero Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odyero occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odyero? popularity and diffusion

The surname Odyero is the 1,415,499th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odyero live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 256,837. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Apac District, where 54 percent reside, Lira District, where 26 percent reside and Dokolo District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oduyero923/
Adyero833,399/
Odiero831,059/
Odyera838/
Odoero838/
Ogyero833/
Odeero832/
Odearo832/
Odjero831/
Godeiro77370/
Oddoero7730/
Oduyera7711/
Odayaro7711/
Odejero772/
Adeyero772/
Odeharo771/
Odejaro771/
Hodgero770/
Adeyerou715/
Adiyerou711/
Houdgero711/
Odairo6754/
Adiero6752/
Adyera6731/
Odiera6721/
Odauro6714/
Ogyera6714/
Aduero678/
Adaero677/
Odjera676/
Odoiro676/
Adeero673/
Adearo673/
Adjero672/
Odiiro672/
Odeira672/
Odouro672/
Adeiro671/
Oudjayrou671/
Edyera671/

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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 Odyero
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