Loriwo Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Loriwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Loriwo 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
Kenya5351:86,3187,849
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587

Loriwo (26) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Loriwo Demographics

Loriwo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Loriwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loriwo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loriwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 557,062nd most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Loriwo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Loriwo is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.

Loriwo is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 535 people, or 1 in 86,318. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 90 percent reside, Baringo County, where 9 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Loriwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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
Loriowo923/
Loribo83553/
Loriwa831/
Loruwo831/
Loriboi772/
Lariwoo771/
Loriboo771/
Losriwat716/
Lorywood715/
Laribo67116/
Larewo6755/
Lorebo6754/
Lariwa6711/
Loriba673/
Loriva673/
Leriwa672/
Loruwa672/
Lurewo671/
Luriwa671/
Lorewa671/
Laruwo671/
Luribo671/
Larivo670/
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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 Loriwo
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