Lokenye Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lokenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokenye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Cameroon2601:79,8819,800
Uganda451:867,54039,905
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lokenye (590) may also be a first name.

Lokenye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lokenye is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokenye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lokenye is the 529,538th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lokenye reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 344,405th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 590 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 251,291. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 43 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokienye932/
Lokenyee931/
Lokenge863,189/
Lukenye8692/
Lokenie861/
Lukenyeh801/
Lukienye801/
Lokenyit801/
Lukenge713,016/
Lukenje715/
Lukenie714/
Lokiney711/
Lakenge711/
Lokinoy711/
Lakeney710/
Lakenay710/
Lukhenge6741/
Lochenie6714/
Lukeenge678/
Lokengai671/
Lokineei671/
Lakeniya671/

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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 Lokenye
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