Okinyo Surname

271,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okinyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okinyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4301:32,2943,523
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okinyo (298) may also be a first name.

Okinyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okinyo is found most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okinyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 271,170th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,071,361 people. Okinyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okinyo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 510,666th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 298 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,430 people, or 1 in 32,294. In Kenya Okinyo is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 30 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 17 percent are found and Siaya County, where 17 percent are found. Beside Kenya Okinyo is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Okinyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okinyo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okionyo921/
Okinyi8316,393/
Akinyo83544/
Okinya83221/
Okenyo8375/
Okinoi8333/
Okinjo834/
Okinio834/
Okieny831/
Oskiny831/
Okineo831/
Okhiny831/
Okeinya7725/
Okoinya7713/
Gakinyo779/
Okienya772/
Ozkinay772/
Okhinoy772/
Okainya772/
Okoinjo771/
Ockiney771/
Okinaya771/
Hockiny771/
Akinyoo771/
Hoskiny770/
Okine7330,380/
Okeny7312,882/
Okini73301/
Akiny7343/
Ociny731/
Oškinytė712/
Okhinaya712/
Okoinyah711/
Akinyi67202,307/
Okenyi673,671/
Akinjo67908/
Akinya67763/
Okenya67453/
Okinei67222/
Akainy67180/
Okiene6786/
Okoine6779/
Akenyo6769/
Gokini6767/
Okingi6731/
Hockenyos6728/
Akinay6723/
Okaine6719/
Oukine6715/
Okaini6714/
Ozkine6712/
O'Kine6712/
Okuini679/
Gokine678/
Okioni678/
Okinai678/
Acinyo677/
Okieni676/
Okoina676/
Akiniy676/
Akinho675/
Okeany675/
Ocinya674/
Akinoa674/
Akinio674/
Okeniy673/
Okinge673/
Oukini672/
Ocinyi672/
Hokini672/
Okinia672/
Oikine671/
Okhini671/
O'Keny671/
Akiney671/
Okinet671/
Adkiny671/
Hokine671/
Okinja671/
Okiena671/
Ocinio671/
Okoini671/
Akinoi671/
Okeney670/

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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 Okinyo
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