Kosiyo Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kosiyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kosiyo (6) may also be a first name.
Kosiyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosiyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kosiyo is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosiyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kosiyo is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kosiyo is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kosiyo live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 6 people.
The surname Kosiyo is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Kosiyo is most common in: Budaka District, where 33 percent are found, Luweero District, where 33 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Kosiyo
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