Lokya Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lokya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3181:2,412,15577,882
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Lokya (1,869) may also be a first name.

Lokya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lokya (Hindi: लोक्या, Marathi: लोकया, Russian: Локя) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokya? popularity and diffusion

Lokya is the 662,685th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Lokya reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 176,043rd most widespread given name on earth, held by 1,869 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 2,412,155. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 93 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 5 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Outside of India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loikya91342/
Loukya9120/
Lokhya913/
Liokya911/
Lockya911/
Lokuyia832/
Lokayya832/
Lokeiya831/
Lokoyia831/
Lockyea830/
Lokia80191/
Lakya80187/
Lekya8096/
Lokja8051/
Lokyo8017/
Lookayya771/
Loukia731,148/
Loikia7348/
Lakhya7346/
Lekhya7320/
Leekya7318/
Lackya7316/
Lakyah7314/
Lokiah7313/
Lakyas739/
Lakyad736/
Lokjat736/
Loykia732/
Lokiha731/
Lokeha731/
Lyokyo731/
Lockea731/
Loskia731/
Lokija731/
Laakya731/
Lakkya731/
Lokhyo731/
Lokhia731/
Lockia731/
Lekayia67179/
Lakaiya679/
Llazkya674/
Lakoiya673/
Lekeiya672/
Lekaaya672/
Lekaiya671/
Lekoyia671/
Lokeiyo671/
Logkiha671/
Lokujia671/
Lokaiyo671/
Laukkya671/
Laskyap671/
Lokoiyo671/
Lochkia671/
Lakeyia671/
Lakeiya671/
Lotkeao671/

Lokya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lokya in the Hindi language
लोक्याlokya69.23
लोकयाlokaya23.08
लोङक्याlonakya7.69
Lokya in the Marathi language
लोकयाlokaya58.04
लोक्याlokya41.26
Lokya in the Russian language
Локяloka-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lokya
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