Lochum Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lochum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lochum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1731:225,66117,396
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Lochum (51) may also be a first name.

Lochum Last Name Facts

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

Lochum is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lochum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lochum live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 51 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 225,661. In Uganda it is most common in: Kotido District, where 92 percent reside, Nakapiripirit District, where 6 percent reside and Kaabong District, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louchum921/
Lochuum921/
Locum9126/
Lochun83705/
Lachum8368/
Lochom8363/
Lechum836/
Lokhum834/
Loshum834/
Llocum830/
Locoum830/
Loutchoum8013/
Lochung77436/
Lochaun77430/
Latchum77174/
Lochund7710/
Lochuun779/
Liokhum777/
Laschum777/
Luochun776/
Lachhum774/
Lachume773/
Loukhum772/
Loychun772/
Lhokhum772/
Lhechum771/
Leechum771/
Lachoum771/
Lojum7379/
Lacum738/
Losum732/
Lozum731/
Lachaume711,064/
Loycheun714/
Locheung712/
Latchumn711/
Loichung711/
Lochon671,429/
Lachun67353/
Lokhun67238/
Lakhum6797/
Lachom6793/
Lochausen6735/
Lashum6734/
Lukhum6718/
Lazoum678/
Latcum676/
Loxsum673/
Lousom671/
Lacoum671/
Leutchaum671/
Loshun671/
Lachaumme671/

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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 Lochum
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis