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 last name Kisoryo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisoryo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,551,568th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisoryo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 349,848. In Kenya Kisoryo is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 49 percent reside, Baringo County, where 35 percent reside and Kericho County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Sudan, where 1 percent reside.
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