Lakwey Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Lakwey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Lakwey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakwey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lakwey is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakwey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lakwey is the 2,843,861st most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Lakwey occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lakwey are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Lakwey is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bukwo District, where 72 percent are found, Kapchorwa District, where 24 percent are found and Kween District, where 2 percent are found. Besides Uganda Lakwey is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakwe | 91 | 100 | / |
| Lakway | 83 | 89 | / |
| Lakwei | 83 | 47 | / |
| Leakwe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lokwey | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lakwer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lackwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lakweu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lakweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lankwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leakway | 77 | 46 | / |
| Lakwiya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lakwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lakwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lakhway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lackway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lakwa | 73 | 965 | / |
| Lokwe | 73 | 762 | / |
| Lekwe | 73 | 149 | / |
| Lakue | 73 | 82 | / |
| Lagwe | 73 | 70 | / |
| Lagwy | 73 | 33 | / |
| Lakwi | 73 | 29 | / |
| Lokwee | 67 | 688 | / |
| Hlokwe | 67 | 521 | / |
| Lokwei | 67 | 413 | / |
| Lakhwa | 67 | 405 | / |
| Laquey | 67 | 266 | / |
| Leacwe | 67 | 175 | / |
| Laguey | 67 | 171 | / |
| Lacuey | 67 | 143 | / |
| Lokhwe | 67 | 99 | / |
| Lagway | 67 | 89 | / |
| Lakwai | 67 | 76 | / |
| Lackwi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Leakwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Leukwe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lakoue | 67 | 29 | / |
| Lackwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lankwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lakwau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hlekwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lakhwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lgokwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lekwee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lakuae | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lookwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lagwer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lakwaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lokway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loukwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekuey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leakue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lagwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laqwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lockwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Lakwey
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