Loita Surname
Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname
Loita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 674 | 1:1,357 | 149 |
| Uganda | 185 | 1:211,023 | 16,608 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Loïta (1) are calculated separately.
Loita (1,156) may also be a first name.
Loita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Loita (Georgian: ლოიტა, Oriya: େଲାଇତା, Russian: Льоита) is found most in Djibouti. It may appear as: Loïta. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loita? popularity and diffusion
Loita is the 345,892nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,888,040 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Loita are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Loita is also the 233,837th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 1,156 people.
Loita is most frequently used in Djibouti, where it is borne by 674 people, or 1 in 1,357. Besides Djibouti this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Loita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loita in the Georgian language | ||
| ლოიტა | loita | - |
| Loita in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲାଇତା | ela'ita | - |
| Loita in the Russian language | ||
| Льоита | loita | - |
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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 Loita
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