Lokwawi Surname

153,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lokwawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lokwawi 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
Kenya2,8651:16,1191,925
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Lokwawi (840) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lokwawi Demographics

Lokwawi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 46 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lokwawi Last Name Facts

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

Lokwawi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lokwawi.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokwawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 153,214th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,539,215 people. The last name Lokwawi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokwawi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lokwawi is also the 281,708th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 840 people.

The last name Lokwawi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,865 people, or 1 in 16,119. In Kenya Lokwawi is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 86 percent are found, Samburu County, where 6 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Lokwawi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Somalia, where 0 percent are found.

Lokwawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lokwawi surname is chiefly 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
Lokwawii935/
Lokwawui932/
Lokwawiy931/
Lukwawi862/
Lokwawa861/
Lokuawi861/
Lekwawi861/
Lokwabi861/
Lokwaboi801/
Lukwawe711/
Logwabi711/
Lakwauwa672/
Hlungwawi631/
Hlongwawe631/
Lucwawa572/
Logbavi571/
Logwabe571/
Lugwabi571/
Langwawey5046/
Longuaive501/
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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 Lokwawi
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