Lolem Surname

63,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lolem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lolem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6,7071:5,8211,040
Kenya1,0991:42,0204,390
Vietnam511:1,816,5892,152
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Lolem (2,005) may also be a first name.

Lolem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lolem is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lolem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lolem is the 63,669th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 926,344 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lolem live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lolem is also the 168,775th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 2,005 people.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 6,707 people, or 1 in 5,821. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaabong District, where 47 percent reside, Moroto District, where 17 percent reside and Nakapiripirit District, where 15 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and Vietnam, where 1 percent reside.

Lolem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loleem9148/
Lohlem916/
Loleam914/
Loulem914/
Loolem911/
Lohleim831/
Lolim801,204/
Lalem80629/
Lelem8077/
Lolen8053/
Lolne801/
Lulem801/
Lollen733,410/
Loleng73552/
Lallem73478/
Laalem73178/
Laelem73131/
Lolaen73113/
Leelem7361/
Luleme7342/
Laleme7338/
Loolen7314/
Laleem737/
Laleam735/
Lolien734/
Lolent734/
Loleen732/
Loolim732/
Loulim731/
Loulen731/
Lolenk731/
Lehlem731/
Lahlem730/
Lohlim730/
Lothlen6731/
Loiluen679/
Loyluen678/
Loln674/
Laalemm673/
Lolleng673/
Löhleim671/
Lalhlem671/
Louslim671/
Lolę671/
Loislen671/
Laallem671/
Lhaleem671/
Lahleem671/
Lohlien670/

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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 Lolem
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