Omoyo Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3811:121,20710,139
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Omoyo (96) may also be a first name.

Omoyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omoyo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omoyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omoyo is the 478,963rd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. The last name Omoyo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omoyo live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Omoyo is also the 968,397th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 96 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 121,207. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 54 percent are found, Kisii County, where 25 percent are found and Migori County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Kenya Omoyo occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Omoyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omuoyo913/
Gomoyo912/
Omouyo911/
Omoy893,141/
Omoyowa831/
Gomgoyo831/
Omoyi802,938/
Omoya802,414/
Amoyo802,250/
Omayo801,656/
Omoye80649/
Omojo80532/
Emoyo80508/
Omiyo80166/
Omuyo80153/
Umoyo80135/
Gomoy8035/
Omeyo8031/
Homoy803/
Osmoy802/
Omoiy801/
Omouy801/
Goumgoyo7731/
Amoyot73278/
Oumouy73274/
Homoyi73187/
Asmoyo73141/
Umouyo73130/
Omooye7397/
Omooja7395/
Gamoyo7382/
Homoya7349/
Omoojo7349/
Umoyoh7342/
Atmoyo7339/
Osmayo7339/
Omoiho7336/
Omojoh7323/
Omaiyo7313/
Omouya7311/
Omioye7310/
Omohio7310/
Usmoyo739/
Homayo739/
Omiyot737/
Gomoyi736/
Omooya736/
Omoyie736/
Omojio735/
Omoyeh735/
Hamoyo735/
Amoiyo735/
Umoeyo734/
Omoyah734/
Omiojo734/
Omoejo733/
Omooyi733/
Gomayo733/
Gomiyo732/
Amouyo731/
Amoyop731/
Omooje731/
Omooha731/
Umohyo731/
Omoyit731/
Omayou731/
Ommouy731/
Oumayo731/
Oumoyt731/
Oimayo731/
Gomoya731/
Omayoh731/
Omayot731/
Oomoyi731/
Omgoye731/
Omgoyi731/
Omouiy731/
Ommoya731/
Amoyoh731/
Omoyadowa711/
Goumgoiyo711/
Omay674,335/
Amoy672,924/
Omoi671,444/
Omey671,264/
Emoy671,067/
Omou67263/
Omoa67156/
Omoe6761/
Omoj6749/
Umouyoh6734/
Hatmoyo6729/
Oummouy679/
Omojaya679/
Umoy676/
Omayowa675/
Omye674/
Homayot674/
Homayou673/
Oismayo672/
Omoyehe672/
Omojowa672/
Hamooyo671/
Homayoo671/
Homoaya671/
Omijjoo671/
Oumouye671/
Goumiyo671/
Goumoya671/
Homajoo671/

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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 Omoyo
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