Omaiyo Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Omaiyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Omaiyo (11) may also be a first name.
Omaiyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omaiyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omaiyo is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omaiyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Omaiyo is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omaiyo reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Omaiyo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 33 percent live, Migori County, where 33 percent live and Machakos County, where 8 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
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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 Omaiyo
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