Isinya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Isinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Isinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Isinya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Isinya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Isinya occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Isinya reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent live, Kisii County, where 14 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gisinya | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ishinya | 92 | 5 | / |
| Hisinya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Itsinya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oissinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gissinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Izinya | 83 | 61 | / |
| Esinya | 83 | 24 | / |
| Isenya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Izuinya | 77 | 72 | / |
| Aisinha | 77 | 6 | / |
| Esainya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gesinya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eisenya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ishenya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Izzinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Issinia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ishinja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gisinia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isainha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Izzuinya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aishinha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isinijay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isinehad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isenia | 67 | 3,476 | / |
| Isenyo | 67 | 153 | / |
| Esenya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Isinio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haisainia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isegna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Isinya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis