Lokwee Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lokwee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokwee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6171:74,8467,002
Uganda711:549,84930,277

Lokwee (14) may also be a first name.

Lokwee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lokwee is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lokwee.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokwee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483,673rd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. The last name Lokwee is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokwee reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lokwee is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Lokwee is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 74,846. In Kenya Lokwee is most prevalent in: Turkana County, where 98 percent live, Kakamega County, where 1 percent live and West Pokot County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Lokwee Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokwe91762/
Logwee833,762/
Hlokwe83521/
Lokwei83413/
Lokhwe8399/
Lgokwe835/
Lekwee835/
Lookwe834/
Lokwey832/
Loukwe832/
Lockwe831/
Loekwe831/
Lyokwe831/
Liokwe831/
Lokuee831/
Loockweed800/
Loukwae7748/
Leckwee7733/
Lockwed774/
Longwee774/
Logweee771/
Lokwa7326,657/
Lukwe731,183/
Logwe73510/
Lekwe73149/
Lokwi73140/
Lakwe73100/
Lokue731/
Lokwii675,578/
Lokwit67294/
Hlokwa67256/
Lookwa6776/
Lakwey6747/
Lakwei6747/
Leukwe6731/
Lukwey6727/
Lukwes6727/
Lokwai6711/
Lonkue6711/
Lokuie678/
Hlekwe677/
Logbee675/
Lokkwa674/
Lukwei672/
Lakwer672/
Lockwa672/
Lokway672/
Loukwa672/
Lugwee672/
Lokwaa671/
Hlogwe671/
Lankwe671/
Lhokwa671/
Lackwe671/
Lagwee671/
Lokwui671/
Loguee671/
Logwue671/
Lukwej671/
Lukwet671/
Lekwei671/
Lakweh671/
Lakweu671/

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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 Lokwee
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