Losem Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Losem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 160 | 1:288,624 | 18,622 |
| Germany | 113 | 1:712,438 | 54,203 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Losem (24) may also be a first name.
Losem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Losem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Losem (Marathi: लोसेम, Tibetan: བློ་སེམས་) is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Losem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Losem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Losem is the 874,560th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname Losem is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Losem are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.
This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 288,624. In Kenya Losem is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 97 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.
Losem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Losem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Losem last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Losem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Losem in the Tibetan language | ||
| བློ་སེམས་ | losem | - |
| Losem in the Marathi language | ||
| लोसेम | losema | - |
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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
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- 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 Losem
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