Osayo Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Osayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Osayo (24) may also be a first name.
Osayo Demographics
Osayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Osayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osayo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osayo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osayo are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Osayo is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 24 people.
The last name Osayo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 47 percent live, Bomet County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 21 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Osayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Osayo
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