Poghisio Surname
Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname
Poghisio Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,183 | 1:39,036 | 4,145 |
| Uganda | 85 | 1:459,286 | 27,240 |
Poghisio (237) may also be a first name.
Poghisio Demographics
Poghisio Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Poghisio Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poghisio Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poghisio is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poghisio? popularity and diffusion
The last name Poghisio is the 299,919th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,747,276 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Poghisio are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 581,650th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 237 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,183 people, or 1 in 39,036. In Kenya Poghisio is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 95 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent reside and Baringo County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Poghisio occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
Poghisio Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poighisio | 94 | 12 | / |
| Phoghisio | 94 | 1 | / |
| Poghiso | 93 | 89 | / |
| Phonghisio | 89 | 1 | / |
| Poghisho | 88 | 3,395 | / |
| Pogiso | 86 | 480 | / |
| Poighisho | 82 | 2 | / |
| Pogisho | 80 | 220 | / |
| Pogihso | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pogisa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pangiso | 67 | 102 | / |
| Pahgiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phangiso | 63 | 44 | / |
| Pouguissa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pagisa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pangisa | 53 | 230 | / |
| Pogicha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pagitsa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pagisha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phangisa | 50 | 904 | / |
| Pagitsas | 50 | 10 | / |
| Pangaisa | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Poghisio
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