Osoyi Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Osoyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 72 | 1:641,388 | 29,005 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Osoyi Demographics
Osoyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Osoyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osoyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osoyi is found most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osoyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Osoyi is the 1,817,111th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Osoyi are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 641,388. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 94 percent live, Kakamega County, where 1 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Osoyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Osoyi surname is chiefly 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 Osoyi
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