Isinya Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Isinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Isinya Last Name Facts

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

Isinya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Isinya.

How Common Is The Last Name Isinya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Isinya occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Isinya live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Isinya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent live, Kisii County, where 14 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gisinya929/
Ishinya925/
Hisinya922/
Itsinya921/
Oissinya861/
Gissinya861/
Izinya8361/
Esinya8324/
Isenya833/
Izuinya7772/
Aisinha776/
Esainya772/
Gesinya772/
Eisenya772/
Ishenya772/
Izzinya771/
Issinia771/
Ishinja771/
Gisinia771/
Isainha771/
Izzuinya714/
Aishinha711/
Isinijay711/
Isinehad711/
Isenia673,476/
Isenyo67153/
Esenya677/
Isinio672/
Haisainia671/
Izinja671/
Isegna671/

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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
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