Lokiyor Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lokiyor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokiyor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2521:183,25413,801
Uganda831:470,35327,634

Lokiyor Last Name Facts

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

Lokiyor occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokiyor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 827,165th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokiyor live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Lokiyor is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 183,254. In Kenya Lokiyor is most common in: Turkana County, where 80 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 19 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.

Lokiyor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lokiyor last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokiyar861/
Lukiyor861/
Lokier7781/
Lokair772/
Lokour772/
Lokeir771/
Lokyer771/
Lockyer718,467/
Lockier71112/
Lodkyer712/
Lockoer711/
Logkyer711/
Lekayor711/
Lozkour711/
Loukier711/
Lockair711/
Lakhiyar67405/
Lockeyer6716/
Lekhiyar673/
Lockiear672/
Lockyier671/
Lockhair671/
Lockayer670/

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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 Lokiyor
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