Okiso Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1531:255,15918,845
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okiso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okiso is found most in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okiso? popularity and diffusion

Okiso is the 1,321,499th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Okiso reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 255,159. In Uganda Okiso is mostly concentrated in: Bukedea District, where 44 percent live, Kumi District, where 23 percent live and Pallisa District, where 19 percent live. Aside from Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okisho9136/
Okaiso9122/
Okhiso914/
Okisso911/
Okoisho831/
Akiso80895/
Okisa80727/
Okizo8091/
Ekiso8086/
Okeso8040/
Okuso8034/
Okijo803/
Ociso801/
Okiossou7735/
Okeissou771/
Oukissou771/
Akaiso73870/
Okueso73259/
Okusho73113/
Ekoiso73112/
Hokuso7376/
Akisio7336/
Okissa7330/
Okeaso7320/
Okesoy7319/
Akisso7313/
Akisco739/
Akisho736/
Akoiso734/
Akioso734/
Akitso734/
Okesho733/
Okeeso733/
Ochiso733/
Okuijo733/
Okesoa732/
Ocaiso732/
Okoizo732/
Hekiso732/
Okiosa732/
Okezio731/
Oukisa731/
Okisah731/
Okeisa731/
Ekaiso731/
Hokisa731/
Ocoiso731/
Gokisa731/
Akisoo731/
Akisou731/
Okesoh731/
Okhisa731/
Akissou6720/
Okeesho6711/
Oquisso679/
Hakisso674/
Hochiso673/
Akaisio671/
Okeasso671/
Akiosho671/
Atkisso671/

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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 Okiso
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