Kisoryo Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Kisoryo Surname User-submission:
Kisoryo is a boy name native to Kalenjin tribe of Kenya and Uganda. The name came about when the mother was in labor and more than one midwives were called, so all the midwives arrived at the same time and they were fighting for the baby.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 132 | 1:349,848 | 20,694 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Kisoryo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kisoryo is a boy name native to Kalenjin tribe of Kenya and Uganda. The name came about when the mother was in labor and more than one midwives were called, so all the midwives arrived at the same time and they were fighting for the baby. Ki or kip is a prefix for a Kalenjin boy name and soryo means 'to fight for someone'.
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Where Does The Last Name Kisoryo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kisoryo occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kisoryo.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisoryo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,551,568th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Kisoryo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisoryo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 349,848. In Kenya Kisoryo is mostly concentrated in: Nandi County, where 49 percent are found, Baringo County, where 35 percent are found and Kericho County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Sudan, where 1 percent are found.
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