Lopwa Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lopwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lopwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Lopwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lopwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lopwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Lopwa is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Lopwa live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Lopwa is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Laikipia County, where 80 percent reside and Baringo County, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lompwa91183/
Lopua801,300/
Lobwa80144/
Lovwa8025/
Lapwa8024/
Lepwa801/
Lopwe801/
Lopuha73780/
Lompua734/
Loupwe734/
Lopwez732/
Lobway731/
Hlopwe731/
Liapwa731/
Lompwe731/
Lapwai731/
Lovway731/
Lapway730/
Lopuhaa6739/
Lobwaya674/
Lopuhoa674/
Lopwith670/

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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 Lopwa
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