Lokoya Surname
Approximately 411 people bear this surname
Lokoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 328 | 1:119,022 | 11,368 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lokoya (35) may also be a first name.
Lokoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lokoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lokoya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lokoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lokoya is the 712,393rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Lokoya are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 35 people.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 119,022. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Lamwo District, where 35 percent live, Kitgum District, where 28 percent live and Kotido District, where 19 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
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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 Lokoya
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