Loriu Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Loriu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loriu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5331:86,6417,865
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Loriu (15) may also be a first name.

Loriu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loriu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Loriu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loriu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loriu is the 576,965th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Loriu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Loriu is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 533 people, or 1 in 86,641. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Turkana County, where 95 percent live, Laikipia County, where 2 percent live and Samburu County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Loriu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorius91505/
Loriou91264/
Lorieu91192/
Lorieau83515/
Loorius83213/
Lohrius8333/
Lorrius8321/
Louriou8310/
Lariu80180/
Luriu8013/
Leriu801/
Loreau731,320/
Larriu73197/
Largiu73131/
Larius73121/
Lorjou7350/
Lariou7339/
Larieu7331/
Lariua7310/
Loréus736/
Larihu736/
Lurius734/
Loryue734/
Lariuh732/
Lörius732/
Lauriu731/
Lariux731/
Lerieu731/
Larrieu677,008/
Larioui67446/
Laurius67267/
Lauriou67118/
Larriuz6795/
Lorgeou6767/
Larriut6752/
Lorgeau6746/
Lorjoux6738/
Lahrius6737/
Larieau6717/
Lerieau6715/
Laurieu675/
Larriux672/
Löhrius672/
Lariush671/
Liurius671/
Largiau671/
Larihou671/
Lasrius671/
Larrius670/

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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 Loriu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis