Gweko Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gweko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gweko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gweko is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gweko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweko? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gweko live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Gweko is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwekoh | 91 | 45 | / |
| Ngwekoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwako | 80 | 999 | / |
| Gueko | 80 | 90 | / |
| Kweko | 80 | 32 | / |
| Gweka | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gwiko | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gcweka | 73 | 440 | / |
| Guekou | 73 | 285 | / |
| Gwakoh | 73 | 39 | / |
| Kwecko | 73 | 33 | / |
| Gbekoi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Cwetko | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kwekou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gwakou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwesko | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gueiko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkweko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guekoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guecko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbekko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwacko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeakou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gueikou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kweitko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngwueka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwekah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngcweka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwikoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwikoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwequoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueckou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwethko | 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 Gweko
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