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 last name Iweke is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iweke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,907,068th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Iweke reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria Iweke is primarily found in: Rivers, where 32 percent live, Edo, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria Iweke exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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
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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 Iweke
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