Lowam Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Lowam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 202 | 1:228,613 | 16,073 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
Lowam (31) may also be a first name.
Lowam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lowam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lowam is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lowam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,155,901st most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. Lowam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lowam reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya it is most common in: Turkana County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowham | 91 | 157 | / |
| Lowame | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lowan | 80 | 414 | / |
| Lawam | 80 | 367 | / |
| Lewam | 80 | 34 | / |
| Luwam | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lowom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lobam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lovam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lowane | 73 | 213 | / |
| Lovaim | 73 | 13 | / |
| Lowhan | 73 | 12 | / |
| Lowaan | 73 | 10 | / |
| Louwan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Loywan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lawame | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lovame | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lowwan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lowuan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lohwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lojwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lowann | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loiwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lawham | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luowan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lawwam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luwame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loubam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lohuam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowanh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowanc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loowan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lhouvam | 67 | 95 | / |
| Louvaim | 67 | 24 | / |
| Louhwan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laouham | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lowayne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Louwane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowhang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lojwaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohwand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlowane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loshwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowangg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohwann | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lowam
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