Lokonya Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

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

Lokonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lokonya (28) may also be a first name.

Lokonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lokonya has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokonya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Lokonya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokonya are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name globally, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Lokonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lokonya last name is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokhonya9320/
Lokhonnya881/
Lokanya8669/
Lokonyo8659/
Lukonya8659/
Lokonja8635/
Lokunya864/
Lokonia861/
Lokhonia80370/
Lakhonya8049/
Lakounya801/
Lokhanya801/
Lokanyas801/
Lokongia801/
Lukanya713,475/
Lukunya71164/
Lakanya7174/
Lukonja718/
Lokania714/
Lakonyo712/
Lukonyo712/
Laconya712/
Lakonia712/
Lokunia711/
Lokonio711/
Lukonia711/
Lakhonia6740/
Liukonia679/
Lukuunya675/
Lukhanya675/
Lukaanya673/
Hlakanya672/
Locougna672/
Liakanya671/
Laskunya671/
Losconia671/
Lukhonja671/
Lakounia671/
Lakhanya671/
Laconyea671/

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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 Lokonya
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