Locha Surname
Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname
Locha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 396 | 1:98,584 | 9,951 |
| Kenya | 356 | 1:129,719 | 10,668 |
| Thailand | 121 | 1:583,788 | 99,456 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Locha (455) may also be a first name.
Locha Demographics
Locha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Locha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Locha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Locha (Hindi: लोचा, Marathi: लोचा, Russian: Лоча) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Locha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 324,446th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,348,037 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Locha are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 400,634th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 455 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 98,584. In Uganda Locha is most numerous in: Nakapiripirit District, where 64 percent reside, Kaabong District, where 18 percent reside and Moroto District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Uganda Locha is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 percent reside.
Locha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Locha last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
Locha earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.41% more than the national average, earning $50,230 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Locha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Locha in the Hindi language | ||
| लोचा | loca | - |
| Locha in the Marathi language | ||
| लोचा | loca | - |
| Locha in the Russian language | ||
| Лоча | loca | - |
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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 Locha
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