Fweke Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Fweke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fweke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fweke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fweke is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fweke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Fweke live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Fweke is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fweka805/
Fwoke802/
Fwyke801/
Fueke801/
Fwake801/
Fweks800/
Foueke732/
Fueker731/
Fuekeu731/
Fwiker730/
Fuecker6772/
Fwjk672/
Fwex671/
Wvek671/
Vwek671/
Fweq671/
Fweechi671/
Fuedker671/
Fuek670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Fweke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis