Gweka Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gweka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Gweka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gweka occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gweka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Gweka reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent live and Kenya, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gcweka91440/
Gweaka911/
Ngwueka835/
Ngwekah833/
Ngcweka832/
Ngweaka831/
Kweka8019,576/
Gwaka80888/
Gueka8041/
Gwoka8035/
Gweke8011/
Gwika8011/
Gweko804/
Gweca803/
Gweki802/
Qweka801/
Cweka801/
Gqwaka73329/
Gwakaa73224/
Cwieka73178/
Gbekea7348/
Gwekoh7345/
Kwekap7340/
Kwecka7314/
Kwekai735/
Kwaeka734/
Gwaaka734/
Ggwaka732/
Gwekeh731/
Gueyka731/
Gwacka731/
Gcweke731/
Kgbeka731/
Kwekha731/
Gwheke731/
Hkweka731/
Gwekgi731/
Guekea731/
Ncweka731/
Kwekah731/
Kwejka731/
Qwekea731/
Cweika731/
Gbeika731/
Kwekau731/
Gweker730/
Kwetkat6727/
Kwiecka6711/
Gbeakai675/
Kwekaha672/
Cwiekah671/
Guekaha671/
Gueikea671/
Gbeheka671/
Ngwekui671/
Ngwekoh671/
Ngwekei671/
Ngweiki671/
Kwiekea671/
Kweikah671/

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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
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  • 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 Gweka
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