Bishweka Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bishweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bishweka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7181:102,89611,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bishweka (82) may also be a first name.

Bishweka Last Name Facts

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

Bishweka is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bishweka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bishweka is the 467,272nd most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname Bishweka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bishweka are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 82 people.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 718 people, or 1 in 102,896. Not including The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bisweka9383/
Bishweko88147/
Bisweko8044/
Bisueka8021/
Biswika802/
Besweka801/
Biswaka801/
Bisuika6734/
Bisueko671/
Biswike671/
Bisueki671/
Baiswike6373/
Beiswike631/
Bisbiki5324/
Bisuecos50210/
Baisuike503/
Visbecki501/
Vissueca501/

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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 Bishweka
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