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
The last name Lokai (Bengali: লোকাই, Hindi: लोकई, Marathi: लोकई, Oriya: େଲାକାଇ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Lókai. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lokai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 131,390th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,117,857 people. Lokai occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Lokai are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lokai is also the 124,855th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 3,285 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,359 people, or 1 in 19,576. In Kenya it is most common in: Turkana County, where 75 percent are found, Samburu County, where 11 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Kenya Lokai exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
Lokai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Lokai last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% 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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- 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 Lokai
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