Oguyo Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oguyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oguyo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1391:332,22920,203
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Oguyo Demographics

Oguyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Oguyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oguyo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oguyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguyo? popularity and diffusion

Oguyo is the 1,478,479th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oguyo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Oguyo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 332,229. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 46 percent live, Siaya County, where 37 percent live and Kisumu County, where 6 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Oguyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Oguyo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goguyo916/
Onguyo914/
Oguyoh911/
Aguyo80792/
Oguya80261/
Oguio8064/
Aguyos7361/
Onguya7326/
Gougyo733/
Aguyoh732/
Ong'yo731/
Hogyod731/
Haguyo731/
Oguyah731/
Aguyuo731/
Ogeo6785/
Hanguyo671/
Ogjo671/
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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 Oguyo
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