Losiru Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Losiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Losiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5651:81,7347,523
Uganda2361:165,42114,196
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Losiru (382) may also be a first name.

Losiru Last Name Facts

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

Losiru is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Losiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Losiru is the 392,486th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,088,286 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Losiru reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Losiru is also the 443,564th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 382 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 81,734. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 98 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.

Losiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Losiru last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lossiru929/
Loshiru921/
Logiru83215/
Lasiru83109/
Lusiru8312/
Loseru831/
Lesiru831/
Lashiru7737/
Lesieru773/
Lushiru771/
Leshiru771/
Lassirou714/
Lahasiru714/
Lassirus711/
Leseru6778/
Lajiru6721/
Laziru678/
Laseru672/
Lozeru671/
Luseru671/
Loceru671/

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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 Losiru
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