Lowoya Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lowoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2061:224,17415,814
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Lowoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowoya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowoya? popularity and diffusion

Lowoya is the 1,136,896th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lowoya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 224,174. In Kenya Lowoya is mostly found in: Turkana County, where 98 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Lowoya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Lowoya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowoyah921/
Lowoa9114/
Lowoy912/
Loweya83157/
Lowaya8348/
Loboya8345/
Lowuya8323/
Lovoya8320/
Lowiya8315/
Luwoya838/
Lowhoy833/
Lawoya833/
Lowoyo831/
Lowoye831/
Louboya7791/
Louwoye779/
Lowoeye775/
Lubooya773/
Hlowaya771/
Louwaya771/
Lowoi732,724/
Lowey731,278/
Loway731,177/
Lovoy73350/
Lowai73245/
Loboy7371/
Lowou7354/
Lawoy7334/
Lowea7324/
Lovoa7324/
Lowaa7314/
Lawoa731/
Luwoy731/
Luboya6721,129/
Luwaya672,279/
Lawiya67628/
Luwoye67428/
Lobaya67279/
Lavooy67176/
Luwiya67164/
Loboja6796/
Loobey6775/
Luwuya6775/
Lobhoy6771/
Lobeya6769/
Louwye6766/
Lobiya6753/
Lawaya6753/
Lawoye6750/
Luweya6744/
Lowaye6727/
Lowayi6727/
Lawoyi6726/
Lobuya6722/
Loboyo6721/
Lewaya6718/
Loovay6715/
Lowawe6714/
Laboya6713/
Lowoue6712/
Laweya6710/
Loboye6710/
Luwoyi679/
Leweya679/
Loiwai677/
Lovoyo676/
Lewiya675/
Lawoey675/
Lavoya675/
Loviya674/
Loobay674/
Loweiy674/
Loweja674/
Loweye674/
Lowiea673/
Levoya672/
Lloway672/
Labooy672/
Lawuya672/
Loewey671/
Loovey671/
Loowey671/
Lohway671/
Loswey671/
Lovaya671/
Lowiey671/
Loways671/
Loeway671/
Luvoya671/
Lovoyi671/
Lowhay671/
Lowija671/
Lowout671/
Liawoa671/
Lohwey671/
Lewoye671/
Loveya671/
Lowayo671/
Louwey671/
Loywaa671/
Loywai671/
Loyway670/
Loweey670/
Lovyoy670/

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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 Lowoya
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