Odysseus Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Odysseus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odysseus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Liberia71:629,79127,063
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England51:11,143,612252,590
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Odysseus (387) may also be a first name.

Odysseus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odysseus (Arabic: اوديسيوس) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odysseus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Odysseus is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Odysseus are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Odysseus is also the 440,394th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 387 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 50 percent reside, North Carolina, where 38 percent reside and Kentucky, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Odysseus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Odysseus surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Odysseus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $38,347 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odysseas8861/
Odisseus882/
Odysus8615/
Odyssea8030/
Odyssey8010/
Odyssee805/
Odysius801/
Odyssue801/
Odiseus801/
Odisseas754/
Odysseia751/
Odysseio751/
Odessey6757/
Odissea6718/
Odyshou678/
Odissou675/
Odiseas671/
Odessie671/

Odysseus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odysseus in the Arabic language
اوديسيوسawdysyws-

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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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  • 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 Odysseus
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