Bweka Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

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

Bweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bweka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bweka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bweka occurs most in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bweka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bweka is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Bweka is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bweka reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Bweka is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bweaka911/
Bwaka80494/
Bwika80397/
Bweko80150/
Bueka8034/
Bweke8028/
Pweka8024/
Bveka8014/
Bwoka803/
Bwekaaye771/
Bwakea73207/
Mpweka7314/
Buekea7310/
Bwaika734/
Buekas732/
Pwecka731/
Bweiko731/
Bwekie731/
Bouheka676/
Bouekas674/
Mphweka674/
Bouekka671/
Bwaikai671/
Bouekaz671/

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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 Bweka
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