Lokwale Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lokwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4011:97,3559,856
Kenya1461:316,30119,644

Lokwale (94) may also be a first name.

Lokwale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lokwale is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokwale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 575,362nd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokwale live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 980,251st most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 94 people.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 97,355. In Uganda Lokwale is most numerous in: Amudat District, where 54 percent live, Kotido District, where 20 percent live and Moroto District, where 10 percent live. Apart from Uganda Lokwale occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 27 percent live.

Lokwale Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokwaale933/
Lokwalle931/
Lokwales931/
Lokwalei931/
Lokwalee931/
Lokwal922/
Lukwale86916/
Lekwale86357/
Logwale8674/
Lokwala8623/
Lakwale8613/
Lokwele864/
Lokwole861/
Lokwali861/
Lockwald8081/
Lekgwale805/
Lekwaale801/
Lokwalui801/
Lakhwale801/
Lakwal77138/
Logwal7719/
Loqwal773/
Lokwol771/
Loekwelee7570/
Lockwaldt759/
Hlongwale751/
Legwale711,409/
Logwala71469/
Lukwala71230/
Lakwala7129/
Lekwele7124/
Lakhwal7120/
Lakwali715/
Lokuele714/
Logwele712/
Lokweli711/
Lekwali711/
Locwald711/
Lankwal711/
Logwile711/
Logwole711/
Lukwali711/
Lekuale711/
Lakwele711/
Lockual710/
Logwalla6759/
Lakhwaly672/
Lockwold671/
Lackwele671/
Laukwala671/
Logwasil671/
Liogwele671/
Lukwaila671/
Lockwool670/

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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 Lokwale
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