Risancho Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Risancho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Risancho Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2591:178,30113,436
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Risancho Demographics

Risancho Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Risancho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Risancho is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Risancho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Risancho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 988,329th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. Risancho occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Risancho reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Risancho is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 178,301. In Kenya Risancho is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 61 percent live, Kajiado County, where 38 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Risancho Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reisancho94213/
Reizancho8236/
Reysancho827/
Risanjo801/
Riscanso751/
Riconco671/
Recanco671/
Recancoj631,033/
Recancoi631/
Regiansah596/
Rizamshah591/
Hresansha591/
Rojchancha561/
Reconco531,953/
Risomsa5366/
Ryzanca5311/
Recanjoj501/
Rojsansa501/
Rizanzad501/
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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 Risancho
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