Gweke Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Gweke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gweke (47) may also be a first name.
Gweke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gweke has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gweke is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Gweke live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 47 people.
The surname Gweke is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: National Capital District, where 75 percent live and Chimbu, where 25 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gcweke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwheke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwekeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gweker | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gwek | 89 | 221 | / |
| Ngwekei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweke | 80 | 88 | / |
| Gueke | 80 | 76 | / |
| Gweqe | 80 | 35 | / |
| Gwike | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gweek | 80 | 24 | / |
| Cweke | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gweka | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gwoke | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gwake | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gweki | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwiek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gveke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gcweka | 73 | 440 | / |
| Kwekeu | 73 | 137 | / |
| Gbekea | 73 | 48 | / |
| Kwekeh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Gbekeh | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gweche | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kweker | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kwecke | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ngwece | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kweuke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kweeke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gvoeke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwekgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwokey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwekei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guecke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbekey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwek | 67 | 15,601 | / |
| Guek | 67 | 6,099 | / |
| Kweekeh | 67 | 62 | / |
| Cwek | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ngwuike | 67 | 25 | / |
| Qwek | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkwekeh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gweg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwecker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwece | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweeker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwekeuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiekea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwekui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeheke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueikea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gweke
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