Lolwe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lolwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lolwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lolwe Demographics

Lolwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lolwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lolwe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lolwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lolwe reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Lolwe is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 57 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 14 percent reside and Machakos County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Kenya Lolwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Lolwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lolwe surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlolwe911/
Lolwer910/
Lolwa8049/
Lalwe8047/
Lolue8016/
Lolbe802/
Lulwe801/
Lalwet7352/
Loloue7321/
Loulwa7310/
Lolvez735/
Loulue733/
Lolwai732/
Loylew732/
Lallwe731/
Lalwey731/
Hlolwa731/
Loilew731/
Lalwed731/
Lolwoj731/
Lolbey730/
Lulwer730/
Lulwes730/
Lalw67136/
Lolouee671/
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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 Lolwe
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