Iweka Surname

265,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iweka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4061:125,9918,253
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States241:15,102,456529,929
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Iweka (170) may also be a first name.

Iweka Last Name Facts

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

Iweka is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iweka? popularity and diffusion

Iweka is the 265,691st most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,950,778 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Iweka live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iweka is also the 701,320th most common first name on earth, held by 170 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,406 people, or 1 in 125,991. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 44 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Edo, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Iweka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iweka surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Iweka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.71% less than the national average, earning R 64,860 per year and in United States they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $47,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijweka917/
Iweaka913/
Iwekah911/
Jiweka911/
Iswekha83155/
Haiweka83116/
Iwiecka832/
Yisweka831/
Eweka802,179/
Iwaka80653/
Uweka80260/
Iweke8095/
Iwoka8063/
Iweki8013/
Jweka801/
Iwika801/
Ihweakaa774/
Aiwekhoa771/
Iwueke731,319/
Ayweka73134/
Yiwaka73116/
Iwakai73116/
Iwikau7395/
Iwakah7363/
Oiveka7326/
Iwicka7323/
Uhweka7316/
Hiwaka7314/
Ewekay7312/
Iwekeh7311/
Aiwaka7310/
Uwaeka738/
Iwekey737/
Aiveka734/
Jiwaka734/
Ihwaka734/
Ibekah733/
Iweuke733/
Uweaka733/
Oyweka733/
Ibekai732/
Jiwika732/
Geweka732/
Iweako732/
Esweka732/
Isweke731/
Iwekeu731/
Uweeka731/
Yiwoka731/
Iwieke731/
Uwieka731/
Iwakha731/
Ewieka731/
Eibeka731/
Ivekka731/
Iwecki730/
Ihwakaa67329/
Aiwekho6718/
Iwuekeh676/
Eiwecke675/
Aiwekhe673/
Eibheka671/
Iwokhai671/
Ajweska671/
Aiwakai671/
Aivaeka671/
Iowicka671/
Iswaika671/
Ihwokaa671/
Iswueke671/
Uhweika671/

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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 Iweka
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