Kanweka Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanweka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia251:633,99725,256
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Kanweka Last Name Facts

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

Kanweka is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanweka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanweka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 633,997. In Zambia Kanweka is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 84 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 4 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanweki862/
Kanwaka861/
Khanwaka803/
Kanweeki801/
Konwecka801/
Kamwika7141/
Kanuika7122/
Canbeka715/
Kamveka714/
Kanvaka711/
Kamweki711/
Kanvakai671/
Konweski671/

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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 Kanweka
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