Iweke Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Iweke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Iweke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iweke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iweke is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iweke? popularity and diffusion
Iweke is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Iweke live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 32 percent are found, Edo, where 14 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwueke | 91 | 1,319 | / |
| Iwekeh | 91 | 11 | / |
| Iwekey | 91 | 7 | / |
| Iweuke | 91 | 3 | / |
| Isweke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwekeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwieke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwek | 89 | 10 | / |
| Iwuekeh | 83 | 6 | / |
| Eiwecke | 83 | 5 | / |
| Aiwekhe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Iswueke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iweka | 80 | 1,472 | / |
| Eweke | 80 | 538 | / |
| Iveke | 80 | 52 | / |
| Uweke | 80 | 49 | / |
| Iweki | 80 | 13 | / |
| Eiwek | 80 | 11 | / |
| Iwake | 80 | 9 | / |
| Iwoke | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iwuek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwiek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiwek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jweke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiwake | 73 | 729 | / |
| Ojweke | 73 | 204 | / |
| Uwaeke | 73 | 114 | / |
| Eiweck | 73 | 82 | / |
| Jiwike | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ewheke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ijweka | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eweike | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iwegue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ibekee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ewaeke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ibekei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iweche | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwheke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ihueke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iweaka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iwuike | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ewieke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iwaike | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwueke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ewueke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ibecke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiveke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiveke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiweka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwekhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uweike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwesks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iveket | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewecke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiswek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibehke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhweke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ivoeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwecki | 73 | 0 | / |
| Iwicke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Eweker | 73 | 0 | / |
| Iveske | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oiwekk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gewecke | 67 | 453 | / |
| Ivek | 67 | 135 | / |
| Haiweka | 67 | 116 | / |
| Ewek | 67 | 42 | / |
| Heweker | 67 | 31 | / |
| Iwik | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ewecker | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iweg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eiwokeh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iwueche | 67 | 7 | / |
| Häweker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iwiecka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiwuike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jwek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweheke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echweke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivesker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewekey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ywek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uewueke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hibecke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Iweke
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