Lopuwa Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lopuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lopuwa 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
Uganda9191:42,4805,355
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Lopuwa (190) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lopuwa Demographics

Lopuwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lopuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lopuwa occurs most in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 384,654th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,886,954 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lopuwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lopuwa is also the 659,352nd most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 190 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 919 people, or 1 in 42,480. In Uganda Lopuwa is mostly concentrated in: Nakapiripirit District, where 30 percent are found, Kaabong District, where 27 percent are found and Kotido District, where 21 percent are found. Other than Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Lopuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lopuwa last name is predominantly 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
Lopuwua922/
Lopuwat921/
Lopuwai921/
Lapuwa83221/
Lopuwe839/
Lopuwo831/
Lappuwa771/
Latphuwa714/
Lapiwa6788/
Lopowo6715/
Lopiva671/
Lepuva671/
Lapiewa629/
Lapueva622/
Lapuhua621/
Lopieva621/
Lapushva571/
Lyapueva571/
Lapiva501/
Lapowe501/
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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 Lopuwa
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