Lochakan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lochakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lochakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lochakan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lochakan is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lochakan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lochakan live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Lochakan is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 57 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 14 percent are found and Turkana County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Kenya Lochakan exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Lochakan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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 Lochakan
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