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All around the world, Oded (Oded , עודד , Одед ) is quite a common boy's first name. The first name Oded is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common boy's name, Albania, where it is a rare male name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Israel, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the United States. Much less frequently, Oded is the last name as well as the forename.
Oded is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Oded , the biblical prophet, 2 Chronicles and Oded , the father of Azariah the prophet, Books of Chronicles.