Liyosi Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Liyosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liyosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3291:140,36411,372
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Liyosi (17) may also be a first name.

Liyosi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Liyosi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Liyosi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Liyosi.

How Common Is The Last Name Liyosi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 827,165th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name Liyosi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liyosi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 140,364. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 66 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 19 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Liyosi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lliyosi921/
Liysi9141/
Liyasi8310/
Liyoji837/
Layosi834/
Liyosa834/
Liyogi833/
Laiysi831/
Layossi771/
Liysais771/
Laisi738,452/
Luisi737,389/
Leisi73789/
Loisi73780/
Lisei73212/
Lousi73164/
Leysi7337/
Loesi7322/
Lisie7318/
Laysi7310/
Liysa734/
Liisi734/
Lyesi732/
Luysi731/
Ljisi731/
Leyoussi71273/
Layosa673,868/
Laissi671,498/
Hlaisi67694/
Liessi67419/
Loussi67391/
Luishi67238/
Laiosa67211/
Lieshi67195/
Luissi67187/
Laisis67175/
Layssi67174/
Lojasi67159/
Liesis67155/
Laishi67155/
Lowesi67138/
Layisi67133/
Lousis67132/
Leysis67126/
Liyasa67112/
Loutsi67101/
Loyosa6791/
Layasi6774/
Luisis6768/
Laisai6750/
Leyogi6746/
Leishi6745/
Leišys6743/
Lousie6741/
Laiesi6736/
Liyesa6731/
Leisie6722/
Liyagi6719/
Loisie6718/
Lajosi6714/
Loessi6713/
Leyasi6710/
Loishi6710/
Laisih679/
Lissei678/
Laisei677/
Liyaci676/
Laisie676/
Leisys676/
Liesys676/
Lousip676/
Leisis675/
Laizys675/
Laiose674/
Leissi674/
Lisiea674/
Lousid674/
Laysie673/
Liaisi673/
Layogi673/
Loyogi673/
Loissi673/
Leyisi673/
Loyisi673/
Louysi673/
Leisei672/
Leyesi672/
Laaisi672/
Loisit672/
Liuisi672/
Liyese672/
Lovesi672/
Leysih672/
Leyssi671/
Laisys671/
Lhaysi671/
Laihsi671/
Layesi671/
Laiasi671/
Leidsi671/
Luiosa671/
Loisip671/
Loisis671/
Loisoi671/
Loisui671/
Llaisi671/
Liyaji671/
Liychi671/
Liyoze671/
Louesi671/
Luisai671/
Hleisi671/
Layusi671/
Laisić671/
Leyosa671/
Leyose671/
Leisai671/
Luyesi671/
Hlaysi671/
Laisiz671/
Luisip671/

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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 Liyosi
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