King'oo Surname

80,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

King'oo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

King'oo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,0421:7,6431,012
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

King'oo (1,325) may also be a first name.

King'oo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name King'oo Come From? nationality or country of origin

King'oo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name King'oo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 80,462nd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,203,956 people. King'oo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of King'oo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. King'oo is also the 215,847th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 1,325 people.

The surname King'oo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 6,042 people, or 1 in 7,643. In Kenya King'oo is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 47 percent reside, Machakos County, where 31 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 9 percent reside. Barring Kenya King'oo is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

King'oo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kingoo929,886/
King'o9210/
Kin'goo8610/
King'oi865/
Kiong'o861/
Kingo833,281/
Kiongo773,942/
Kiengo77186/
Kinggo7777/
Kuingo7736/
Kingod7732/
Kingoy7728/
Kingoi7721/
Kengoo7711/
King'a777/
Kingou777/
Kingoh777/
Kingho777/
Keng'o775/
Kinngo771/
Kingoa771/
Kngo736/
King'au71147/
Kinngoe7122/
Chingoo718/
King'uu714/
King'aa714/
Kiong'a712/
Kiongho711/
Kinggoh711/
Kinghoh711/
Kimngoh711/
King'ui711/
Kingott710/
Kingu6713,543/
Kinga678,890/
Kengo673,111/
Cingo672,723/
Kngoi6752/
Kyong'oi678/
Qingo674/
Kngoy671/
Kingâ671/

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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 King'oo
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