Lochap Surname
Approximately 3,730 people bear this surname
Lochap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,497 | 1:11,164 | 1,866 |
| Kenya | 233 | 1:198,197 | 14,514 |
Lochap (1,614) may also be a first name.
Lochap Demographics
Lochap Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lochap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lochap Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lochap occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lochap? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lochap is the 122,552nd most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,953,766 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lochap are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 192,311th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,614 people.
The last name Lochap is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 3,497 people, or 1 in 11,164. In Uganda Lochap is mostly found in: Nakapiripirit District, where 30 percent live, Moroto District, where 22 percent live and Napak District, where 19 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Lochap Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lochap surname 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 Lochap
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