Lokonyen Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lokonyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lokonyen 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
Uganda2601:150,15113,303
Kenya2551:181,09813,605
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Lokonyen (73) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lokonyen Demographics

Lokonyen Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lokonyen Last Name Facts

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

Lokonyen is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokonyen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 596,518th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokonyen are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lokonyen is also the 1,134,117th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 73 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 150,151. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Napak District, where 48 percent are found, Kaabong District, where 26 percent are found and Kotido District, where 19 percent are found. Other than Uganda Lokonyen exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 49 percent are found and Sudan, where 1 percent are found.

Lokonyen Last Name Statistics demography

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

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
Lokhonyen941/
Lokunyen881/
Lokognen881/
Lokonyin881/
Lokunyin751/
Lukonienė716/
Lokanayin711/
Liaukonienė6310/
Lukungen636/
Lakanien633/
Liaukoniene632/
Lakhanaen599/
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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 Lokonyen
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