Lomwai Surname
Approximately 670 people bear this surname
Lomwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 409 | 1:112,909 | 9,598 |
| Uganda | 261 | 1:149,576 | 13,268 |
Lomwai (154) may also be a first name.
Lomwai Demographics
Lomwai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lomwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lomwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lomwai is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lomwai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 493,410th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lomwai live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 740,891st most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 154 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 112,909. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 0 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 39 percent are found.
Lomwai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lomwai surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lomwa | 91 | 308 | / |
| Losemwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lombai | 83 | 162 | / |
| Lamwai | 83 | 151 | / |
| Lemwai | 83 | 121 | / |
| Loomwa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Loumwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Lumwai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Loemwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lomwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lomway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lumwaji | 77 | 412 | / |
| Lemwayi | 77 | 111 | / |
| Lombaia | 77 | 54 | / |
| Lombayi | 77 | 48 | / |
| Loumbai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lonmbai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lombaji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lotemwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lomba | 73 | 12,941 | / |
| Lombi | 73 | 4,232 | / |
| Lamwa | 73 | 494 | / |
| Lumwa | 73 | 143 | / |
| Lomwe | 73 | 78 | / |
| Lemwa | 73 | 74 | / |
| Lonwa | 73 | 45 | / |
| Lumwi | 73 | 32 | / |
| Lomua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Lemwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lomvi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lamwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lomui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lombhaji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lombahie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loomba | 67 | 1,908 | / |
| Liomba | 67 | 1,358 | / |
| Loumbi | 67 | 692 | / |
| Loumba | 67 | 564 | / |
| Lambai | 67 | 348 | / |
| Lomboi | 67 | 342 | / |
| Lemway | 67 | 274 | / |
| Hlomba | 67 | 122 | / |
| Lombay | 67 | 101 | / |
| Lumbai | 67 | 90 | / |
| Lonbai | 67 | 85 | / |
| Liombi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Lombea | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lamwas | 67 | 42 | / |
| Luomba | 67 | 33 | / |
| Loimba | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lemwie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hlombi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lombei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lombiy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lumwas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lomuas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lombau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lombhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lomwet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lommba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lemwua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lamwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lanwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lamwat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lombaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Llomba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lamwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamnwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyomwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lumwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlonwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomuad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lonway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lusmwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lonwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lonwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lombha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lonwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loombi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lomwai
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