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

Okinyo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Okinyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Okinyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okinyo is the 271,170th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,071,361 people. The last name Okinyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okinyo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okinyo is also the 510,666th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 298 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,430 people, or 1 in 32,294. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 30 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 17 percent reside and Siaya County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Okinyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Okinyo last name is primarily 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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