Lochwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lochwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lochwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lochwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lochwe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lochwe? popularity and diffusion

Lochwe is the 10,311,814th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Lochwe reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Lochwe is primarily found in: Nakuru County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya Lochwe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohwe912/
Lokhwe8399/
Lochwa8352/
Lohwee838/
Lochue832/
Lechwe831/
Lohwey831/
Lowe80215,662/
Lochwaa774/
Loucvhe771/
Lochvie770/
Lochuer770/
Lobhe731,599/
Lowey731,278/
Lowie73728/
Louwe73454/
Lohve73308/
Lowei7383/
Locwi7349/
Luowe7348/
Loweh7344/
Lowea7324/
Lhowe7314/
Locue736/
Llowe735/
Lowee735/
Lohue734/
Hlowe733/
Lachw733/
Locwa731/
Lovhe731/
Locwy731/
Loweď731/
Lowwe731/
Loowe731/
Lohwi731/
Lochwich711/
Hlotshwe711/
Lachwech711/
Lovich67596/
Lohoue67120/
Lohues67102/
Lukhwe6787/
Lovych6759/
Luowei6756/
Lowetz6754/
Lowich6737/
Louwie6726/
Lovech6722/
Lowerr6715/
Lachwa6712/
Lechue6711/
Louvhe675/
Loweye674/
Lowiea673/
Lochui672/
D'Lowe672/
Lahweh672/
Lowees672/
Lowher672/
Lhawes672/
Lohway671/
Loowei671/
Loowey671/
Lochwoicz671/
Lowych671/
Laouhe671/
L'Lowe671/
Lahwee671/
Loywei671/
Louwey671/
Loswey671/
Lovher671/
Loweds671/
Loweer671/
Lowiey671/
Lozhue671/
Lahawe671/
Lahwie671/
Lowihe671/
Loweie671/
Loiswe671/
Loubhe671/
Loowes670/
Loweey670/

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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 Lochwe
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