Kokoyo Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Kokoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 383 | 1:120,574 | 10,088 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kokoyo (23) may also be a first name.
Kokoyo Demographics
Kokoyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kokoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kokoyo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kokoyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokoyo? popularity and diffusion
Kokoyo is the 661,581st most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kokoyo are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 120,574. In Kenya Kokoyo is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 42 percent live, Nairobi County, where 26 percent live and Baringo County, where 24 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Kokoyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kokoyo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Kokoyo
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