Onyiso Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya641:721,56130,456
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Onyiso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyiso has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyiso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyiso live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 77 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 6 percent reside and Migori County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Onyiso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Onyiso last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyisio9215/
Onyeso831,584/
Anyiso83320/
Onyisa83134/
Onieso832/
Onyizo831/
Onyesoh77387/
Onyisia7787/
Honyeso7734/
Onyesho7710/
Uonyeso773/
Gunyiso771/
Unyisio771/
Onyesuo771/
Ganyiso771/
Onyisah771/
Anyitso771/
Onyehsoh713/
Onyesoch711/
Ongeso67636/
Anyisa6717/
Anieso675/
Onyezo673/
Anyeso673/
Unyisa672/
Anhiso672/
Onjizo671/
Onyiza671/
Anyizo671/
Oniesa671/
Aniiso671/

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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 Onyiso
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