Last name Одэра (Odera 
, 小寺 
, Одэра) , in all the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Одэра is characteristic of Kenya, where it is quite a common surname, Uruguay, where it is quite a rare surname, and Tanzania. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Very seldom, Одэра is the forename as well as the last name.