Lokwei Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lokwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4111:112,3609,560
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lokwei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lokwei occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokwei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 709,895th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokwei live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Lokwei is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 411 people, or 1 in 112,360. In Kenya Lokwei is mostly found in: Turkana County, where 98 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 1 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Lokwei is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Lokwei Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokwe91762/
Lokwi91140/
Lokwii835,578/
Lokwee83688/
Hlokwe83521/
Lokwit83294/
Lokhwe8399/
Lakwei8347/
Lokwai8311/
Lgokwe835/
Lookwe834/
Lokwey832/
Loukwe832/
Lukwei832/
Loekwe831/
Lokwui831/
Liokwe831/
Lyokwe831/
Lekwei831/
Lockwe831/
Lokwiya77185/
Lukweyi7783/
Loukwae7748/
Loukwai7711/
Lookwai7710/
Lukweji774/
Lockwed774/
Lokwith773/
Lokwaye772/
Lookwii771/
Lookwyi771/
Lokwuii771/
Lokwa7326,657/
Lukwe731,183/
Logwe73510/
Lokui73413/
Lekwe73149/
Lakwe73100/
Locwi7349/
Lakwi7329/
Lukwi737/
Lokue731/
Lockwich7149/
Lokwayio711/
Lookhwai711/
Lookwhai711/
Longweji711/
Lookwoid710/
Lockwoid710/
Logwee673,762/
Hlokwa67256/
Lakwai6776/
Lookwa6776/
Lakwey6747/
Lukwai6746/
Lackwi6740/
Leukwe6731/
Lekwai6729/
Lukwes6727/
Lukwey6727/
Lonkue6711/
Lokuie678/
Hlekwe677/
Lakhwi677/
Lekwee675/
Leukwi674/
Lokkwa674/
Lockwa672/
Lakwer672/
Lokway672/
Loukwa672/
Lonkwa672/
Lukwii672/
Loogwi671/
Lankwe671/
Lhokwa671/
Lukwiz671/
Lackwe671/
Lekwoi671/
Lakweu671/
Lakweh671/
Lekwui671/
Lukwet671/
Lukwej671/
Loukui671/
Logwue671/
Lokwat671/
Lokwaa671/
Lokuee671/
Hlogwe671/
Loockweed670/

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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 Lokwei
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