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

Lokwei occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lokwei.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokwei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 709,895th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name Lokwei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lokwei reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 112,360. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 98 percent live, Nyeri County, where 1 percent live and Nairobi County, where 0 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Lokwei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lokwei last name is primarily 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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