Idoyo Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Idoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1861:248,27916,968
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117

Idoyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idoyo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idoyo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Idoyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idoyo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Idoyo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 248,279. In Kenya Idoyo is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 58 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 41 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Idoyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Udoyo801,334/
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Ideyou731/
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Udoyoo731/
Uduoyo731/
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Gidoye731/
Udoy674,697/
Idou671,044/
Idoe67323/
Iday67257/
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Idye6757/
Edoy6737/
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Ideyova672/
Hidoyat672/
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Hideyos671/
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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 Idoyo
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