Lokai Surname
Approximately 3,441 people bear this surname
Lokai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,359 | 1:19,576 | 2,289 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Papua New Guinea | 151 | 1:53,998 | 6,838 |
| India | 143 | 1:5,364,094 | 131,111 |
| Uganda | 125 | 1:312,314 | 21,378 |
| Ukraine | 114 | 1:399,322 | 48,305 |
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 73 | 1:18,685 | 2,235 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Lókai (15) are calculated separately.
Lokai (3,285) may also be a first name.
Lokai Demographics
Average Lokai Salary in
United States
$38,396 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lokai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lokai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lokai (Bengali: লোকাই, Hindi: लोकई, Marathi: लोकई, Oriya: େଲାକାଇ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Lókai. For other potential spellings of Lokai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lokai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 131,390th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,117,857 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Lokai reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lokai is also the 124,855th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 3,285 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,359 people, or 1 in 19,576. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 75 percent live, Samburu County, where 11 percent live and West Pokot County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Lokai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Lokai surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lokai earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 25.3% less than the national average, earning R 177,504 per year and in United States they earn 11.02% less than the national average, earning $38,396 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lokai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lokai in the Bengali language | ||
| লোকাই | loka'i | - |
| Lokai in the Hindi language | ||
| लोकई | loka'i | 95.67 |
| लोकइ | loka'i | 3.36 |
| लोकाई | loka'i | 0.62 |
| लोकि | loki | 0.09 |
| लोक | loka | 0.09 |
| लाकई | laka'i | 0.09 |
| लोकाइ | loka'i | 0.09 |
| Lokai in the Marathi language | ||
| लोकई | loka'i | 81.25 |
| लोकाई | loka'i | 15.63 |
| लोक | loka | 3.13 |
| Lokai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲାକାଇ | elaka'i | 66.67 |
| େଲାକଇ | elaka'i | 33.33 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lokai
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