Lochoro Surname

44,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lochoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lochoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda11,6901:3,340592
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758

Lochoro (868) may also be a first name.

Lochoro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lochoro occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lochoro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,378th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 622,814 people. The surname Lochoro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lochoro live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 276,206th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 868 people.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 11,690 people, or 1 in 3,340. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Napak District, where 36 percent are found, Kotido District, where 23 percent are found and Nakapiripirit District, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and South Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Lochoro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lochoro 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 Lochoro
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