Lohos Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Lohos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lohos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4311:107,1469,222
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Lohoš (1) are calculated separately.

Lohos (149) may also be a first name.

Lohos Last Name Facts

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

Lohos is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Lohoš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lohos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 413,768th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lohos live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 754,880th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 149 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 107,146. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Garissa County, where 99 percent live, Nairobi County, where 1 percent live and Mombasa County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 47 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Lohos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lohos surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohoš931/
Lohosh91252/
Lohose9167/
Lohouse8368/
Lohoshe831/
Lahos80136/
Loyos8092/
Loios8089/
Lhoas8081/
Lohas8045/
Loeos8022/
Lojos805/
Louos804/
Lohoz801/
Laoos801/
Looas800/
Lahous73160/
Lohasz7390/
Loiosh7358/
Lahose7350/
Lohash7327/
Lahosh7322/
Lohaas7316/
Logios7315/
Loijos7314/
Lohász738/
Lohass733/
Louois731/
Lohast730/
Loaths730/
Lahost730/
Lohoshova712/
Laos675,837/
Loas671,613/
Loós67241/
Lahouse6740/
Lohhaus676/
Lohahas674/
Lahoush674/
Lahoose671/
Loòs671/
Louosse671/
Lhouass671/
Lahosse671/
Lohause670/

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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 Lohos
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