Gilisho Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gilisho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilisho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5051:91,4458,211

Gilisho (468) may also be a first name.

Gilisho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilisho is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilisho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 611,703rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gilisho live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 393,633rd most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 468 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 91,445. In Kenya Gilisho is most numerous in: Narok County, where 75 percent reside, Meru County, where 17 percent reside and Bomet County, where 7 percent reside.

Gilisho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gilisho last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngilisho93780/
Gillisho932/
Ilisho9227/
Giliso922/
Gilisha864/
Silisho861/
Iliso8316/
Guliso771,671/
Ilisoi77629/
Ilisha77377/
Giluso7768/
Siliso7750/
Ilisso7711/
Gilisa778/
Ilisoy774/
Ilisio773/
Ziliso773/
Illiso772/
Geliso772/
Ilisah771/
Elisho771/
Ilisoj771/
Yiliso771/
Ilicho771/
Ghilissou751/
Guilissou751/
Selisho71318/
Gailisa71254/
Illisso7161/
Gelisio7146/
Siloiso7133/
Ilissou7125/
Hilisoh7124/
Gulisha7114/
Ilishah7110/
Ilaisah718/
Illisou718/
Ilaisha716/
Chiliso715/
Ailisha715/
Ilissoo715/
Jilisha714/
Gilisas714/
Gelisah713/
Gelisha713/
Cilisha712/
Ilichot711/
Gulesho711/
Eilisio711/
Silesho711/
Ceiliso711/
Ileisha711/
Gilesha711/
Ghailissou711/
Giliosa711/
Silaiso711/
Ilishas711/
Ileso67515/
Eliso67126/
Ilisa67125/
Illissou67103/
Hislisoy6740/
Gileysha6721/
Illaisso674/
Sailisah673/
Guilissa673/
Gulaisha672/
Ilaissou672/
Illiosso672/
Illaisou672/
Hilitcho672/
Illaisha672/
Ngilesha671/
Ilizo671/
Gaylisha671/
Gailissa671/
Zhilitso671/
Chilisha671/
Guilicha671/
Illissso671/
Illlisou671/
Ileichot671/
Ngelesho671/
Guelisou671/

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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 Gilisho
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