Lwosi Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lwosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwosi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1051:439,80923,523
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lwosi Demographics

Lwosi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lwosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwosi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwosi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,785,358th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Lwosi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwosi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 439,809. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 51 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 47 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Lwosi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lwosi last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwasi80145/
Luosi8024/
Lwozi803/
Lwusi802/
Lwose801/
Lwoji801/
Lwashi73637/
Luoshi7324/
Lweshi736/
Luosie735/
Lwaasi734/
Luotsi734/
Lwatshi6736/
Lwahasi674/
Luoshui673/
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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 Lwosi
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