Lokiru Surname
Approximately 16,029 people bear this surname
Lokiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11,121 | 1:3,510 | 631 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Kenya | 1,827 | 1:25,276 | 2,841 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Lokiru (3,712) may also be a first name.
Lokiru Demographics
Lokiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lokiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lokiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lokiru has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lokiru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 33,129th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 454,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokiru live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lokiru is also the 115,651st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 3,712 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 11,121 people, or 1 in 3,510. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kotido District, where 26 percent live, Nakapiripirit District, where 19 percent live and Kaabong District, where 17 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.
Lokiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lokiru last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lokiruu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Lokirru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lokuru | 83 | 244 | / |
| Lokeru | 83 | 193 | / |
| Lukiru | 83 | 17 | / |
| Lakiru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lekireu | 77 | 170 | / |
| Lekirau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Laakiru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lokerui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lokurou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lockerud | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lekuru | 67 | 15,295 | / |
| Lekeru | 67 | 52 | / |
| Lakeru | 67 | 47 | / |
| Lukeru | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lakuru | 67 | 21 | / |
| Loceru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakheru | 62 | 18 | / |
| Lachiru | 62 | 12 | / |
| Lakureu | 62 | 11 | / |
| Lakkuru | 62 | 5 | / |
| Leekuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Llakuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Loccuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Llekuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Leukuru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Laskerud | 57 | 14 | / |
| Lakherau | 57 | 2 | / |
| Lachirou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lecuru | 50 | 452 | / |
| Lacuru | 50 | 3 | / |
| Luceru | 50 | 2 | / |
| Lécuru | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lokiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis