Loriku Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Loriku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loriku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2151:246,24019,907
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Loriku (142) may also be a first name.

Loriku Last Name Facts

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

Loriku is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loriku? popularity and diffusion

Loriku is the 1,121,821st most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Loriku live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Loriku is also the 775,413th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 142 people.

The surname Loriku is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 246,240. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 69 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 30 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorikou921/
Lousriku861/
Loruku838/
Lorekou77255/
Lauriku773/
Loiruku771/
Loresku771/
Liarikou7126/
Louriceu711/
Lereku671/
Lorescu621/
Loricoo621/
Laurischkus591/
Larricus571/
Latreakus531/

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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 Loriku
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