Osonyo Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Osonyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osonyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Osonyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osonyo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osonyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osonyo are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Osonyo is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 90 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Osonyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osony914/
Osanyo8318/
Osonio8316/
Osonoi836/
Oisony836/
Osonya834/
Osunyo832/
Osuony832/
Hosony831/
Osonyi831/
Asonyo831/
Gosony831/
Osonjoi7752/
Osotnoi7746/
Oshoney7716/
Gossony779/
Osongio777/
Osonios776/
Osienyo773/
Osionya772/
Ososnya772/
Osoinio771/
Ojuonyo771/
Oshonya771/
Odsonya771/
Osianyo771/
Gosonoi771/
Osone736,096/
Osona73218/
Osany73109/
Asony7350/
Osoño732/
O'Shoney718/
Osonnaya714/
Houdsony713/
Osonoiya711/
Hosany672,239/
Osanya671,804/
Hosone67879/
Asanyo67770/
Asonio67468/
Aconyo67384/
Ossone67204/
Asonya67150/
Osanyi67132/
Osouna67118/
Ossona67113/
Ahsony67100/
Osonia6798/
Ozonoi6788/
Osonja6766/
Asunyo6762/
Osiany6761/
Oshona6760/
Osongi6732/
Osonge6728/
Osunya6726/
Osuona6725/
Hosona6724/
Gosany6720/
Assony6713/
Ojonjo6710/
Otsone679/
Ohsone678/
Asonyi678/
Osanny677/
Esanyo677/
Oshoni675/
Ozanyo674/
Osonna674/
Osanay674/
Ochony674/
Oconya673/
Oshany673/
Ajonyo672/
Ossoni672/
Osonai672/
Asonjo672/
Ozonyi672/
Ozonya672/
Asonoi671/
Otsoni671/
Ousany671/
Azoony671/
Azonyo671/
Oisany671/
Esonya671/
Osiona671/
O'Sona671/
Gosone671/
Osomni671/
Ojonho671/
Oshone671/
Osonei671/
Ossany671/
Osoine671/
Usonya671/
Osoini671/
Osunnaiyo671/
Osoona670/

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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 Osonyo
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