Lochuu Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lochuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lochuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1511:258,53819,000
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lochuu (64) may also be a first name.

Lochuu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lochuu is most common in Uganda. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lochuu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lochuu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,422,956th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lochuu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lochuu is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 64 people.

The last name Lochuu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 258,538. In Uganda Lochuu is most frequent in: Kotido District, where 78 percent reside, Napak District, where 15 percent reside and Abim District, where 6 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lochu912,139/
Lochau83295/
Lochou83119/
Lochus8377/
Loochu835/
Lachuu834/
Lotchu834/
Louchu832/
Lochue832/
Lochui832/
Lochhu831/
Lojchu831/
Lochut831/
Lochuch771,764/
Lotchou772/
Loucheu771/
Lochaus770/
Lachu73517/
Lokhu7319/
Loucheux71181/
Loucheut7131/
Loutchou714/
Lochhaus710/
Lachhu67488/
Lachut67424/
Lachau67162/
Latchu67144/
Lochie6753/
Lauchu6738/
Lachou6717/
Liachu679/
Lachus678/
Lochoo674/
Llachu672/
Lacheu672/
Lochuhova671/
Loujou671/
Laachu671/
Lgachu671/
Lyachu671/

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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 Lochuu
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