Odyssey Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Odyssey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odyssey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Odyssey (308) may also be a first name.

Odyssey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odyssey is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Odyssey.

How Common Is The Last Name Odyssey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Odyssey are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 501,377th most commonly used first name globally, held by 308 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,069,704. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Haifa District, where 75 percent reside and Central District, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Israel Odyssey exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odysse928/
Odessey8657/
Odyssea8630/
Odyssee865/
Odyssée861/
Odyssue861/
Odysses861/
Odysy831/
Odysseas8061/
Odysseus8042/
Odysseio801/
Odysseia801/
Odesse7779/
Odessy7718/
Odisse778/
Odyssé771/
Odeseye71643/
Odesser71250/
Odeseyi7180/
Odissea7118/
O'Desse7114/
Odiesse715/
Godesse715/
Odeseya713/
Adeysey712/
Odeysis711/
Odessie711/
Odeyssa711/
Odaisse711/
Odeassy710/
Odise67158/
Odese6767/
Odesheye676/
Odisseas674/
Odisseus672/
Odyxe671/
Odesheyi671/
Godaysee671/

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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 Odyssey
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