Obinyo Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obinyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obinyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898

Obinyo Last Name Facts

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

Obinyo is most common in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obinyo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Obinyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obinyo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Obinyo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,026,220. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 96 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 2 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent are found.

Obinyo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obionyo921/
Obiny91176/
Obinay83959/
Abinyo83682/
Owinyo83577/
Obinya83286/
Obinyi8338/
Obenyo8326/
Obinio8312/
Obinjo835/
Obieny832/
Oobiny831/
Obeiny831/
Awoinyo775/
Obionya775/
Obinaya773/
Obuinya771/
Hobeiny771/
Gobiniy771/
Obeanyo771/
Oubinho771/
Obini731,620/
Obine73613/
Obeny73198/
Abiny7313/
Houbeiny71172/
Obiene671,720/
Obiena671,522/
Abinya67628/
Obeney67583/
Owinjo67393/
Owinya67328/
Avinyo67306/
Awinyo6788/
Obenyi6778/
Obinia6760/
Abiney6746/
Obenya6736/
Abinay6731/
Hobine6729/
Gobine6727/
Owenyo6726/
Obaina6724/
Obbini6722/
Obaine6721/
Abenyo6720/
Obenio6718/
Abinio6717/
Obeine6716/
Obenjo6715/
Obenay6715/
Obinge6710/
Oubine678/
Obione677/
O'Bine677/
Abinyi676/
Obinje675/
Oboina675/
Abineo675/
Obinai675/
Owinho674/
Oubini673/
Abiniy673/
Obinea672/
Obeina672/
Obinja672/
Abhiny672/
Abinjo672/
Obinie672/
Obineh671/
Houbinhou671/
Abainy671/
Abiony671/
Oubiño671/
Oboine671/
Obigni671/
Obinid671/
O'Bini671/
Hobeny671/
Aboiny671/
Ovinjo671/
Ovinyi671/
Obeeny671/
Abinoa671/
Ubinya671/
Obinet671/
Obingi671/
Ojbini671/
Osbine670/

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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 Obinyo
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