Losiwa Surname
Approximately 780 people bear this surname
Losiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 569 | 1:81,160 | 7,479 |
| Uganda | 209 | 1:186,791 | 15,356 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Losiwa (221) may also be a first name.
Losiwa Demographics
Losiwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Losiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Losiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Losiwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Losiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 439,223rd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,343,008 people. The surname Losiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Losiwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Losiwa is also the 606,684th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 221 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 81,160. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent live, Baringo County, where 1 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya Losiwa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Losiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Losiwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotsiwa | 92 | 75 | / |
| Losiswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Losiva | 83 | 41 | / |
| Losiwe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lasiwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Losewa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lusiwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lesiwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Logiewa | 77 | 68 | / |
| Losieva | 77 | 49 | / |
| Lasiwua | 77 | 11 | / |
| Loshiva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Loshiba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Losoywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlosywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lasiwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loseiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loshieva | 71 | 10 | / |
| Loshivha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loussiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loseva | 67 | 24,575 | / |
| Lusiba | 67 | 3,759 | / |
| Lusewa | 67 | 1,721 | / |
| Lesiva | 67 | 132 | / |
| Lasewa | 67 | 123 | / |
| Lusiva | 67 | 58 | / |
| Lagiwa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Lasiba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lajiwa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Lesewa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lusiwi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Losivi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Logewa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Loseba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lasiwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Luciwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lassoiwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lasiva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lusiwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Losibo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Logiva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Losyva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loschieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Losevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luoshihua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lojiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loschiova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lusiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Losiewisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Losiewich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Losive | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Losiwa
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