Lokenya Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lokenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lokenya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Lokenya (20) may also be a first name.

Lokenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lokenya is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Lokenya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokenya live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lokenya is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Excluding The DR Congo Lokenya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lockenya93143/
Lukenya86190/
Lokenyo86146/
Lakenya8617/
Lokegna864/
Liakenya8065/
Lakienya801/
Lukienya801/
Lokeña771/
Lukenia7122/
Lakinya7111/
Lakenia712/
Lukenja712/
Lukinya712/
Lokenio711/
Lakegna711/
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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 Lokenya
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