Lokwe Surname

447,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6281:86,27010,613
Kenya851:543,29326,596
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Lokwe (18) may also be a first name.

Lokwe Last Name Facts

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

Lokwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lokwe is the 447,229th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,563,709 people. The last name Lokwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokwe are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

The last name Lokwe is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 628 people, or 1 in 86,270. In South Africa Lokwe is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent live. Besides South Africa Lokwe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Lokwe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Lokwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.87% less than the national average, earning R 204,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokwee91688/
Hlokwe91521/
Lokwei91413/
Lokhwe9199/
Lgokwe915/
Lookwe914/
Loukwe912/
Lokwey912/
Lockwe911/
Loekwe911/
Liokwe911/
Lyokwe911/
Lokw891/
Loukwae8348/
Lockwed834/
Lokwa8026,657/
Lukwe801,183/
Logwe80510/
Lekwe80149/
Lokwi80140/
Lakwe80100/
Lokue801/
Lokwii735,578/
Logwee733,762/
Lokwit73294/
Hlokwa73256/
Lookwa7376/
Lakwei7347/
Lakwey7347/
Leukwe7331/
Lukwes7327/
Lukwey7327/
Lokwai7311/
Lonkue7311/
Lokuie738/
Hlekwe737/
Lekwee735/
Lokkwa734/
Lockwa732/
Lukwei732/
Lakwer732/
Loukwa732/
Lokway732/
Lokuee731/
Lankwe731/
Hlogwe731/
Lhokwa731/
Lackwe731/
Lakweu731/
Lakweh731/
Lekwei731/
Lukwet731/
Lukwej731/
Logwue731/
Lokwui731/
Lokwaa731/
Loockweed710/
Lukwije6794/
Lockway6737/
Lookwhy6736/
Leckwee6733/
Loukoue6719/
Loukwai6711/
Lookwai6710/
Lakw674/
Longwee674/
Lokwith673/
Leunkwe673/
Lookwii671/
Loikwaa671/
Logweee671/
Lookwyi671/
Loukwaa671/
Leukwet671/
Hlokgwa671/
Luukwes671/
Loqw671/

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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 Lokwe
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