Kuweka Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Kuweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 118 | 1:448,658 | 31,304 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kuweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuweka occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kuweka.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuweka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,637,889th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuweka are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kuweka is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania Kuweka is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 99 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwheka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kahuweka | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kuwaka | 83 | 86 | / |
| Koweka | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kuweke | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kuwika | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kuveka | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kiweka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kuwoka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kubecka | 77 | 523 | / |
| Kujwika | 77 | 77 | / |
| Kusueka | 77 | 62 | / |
| Kubeika | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kubejka | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kuveyka | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kouweke | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kubeyka | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kubehka | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kuwakai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hkubeka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kubekca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuwaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiweeka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwicka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koweeka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khubheka | 71 | 107 | / |
| Kuyweski | 71 | 6 | / |
| Koubeika | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khubekha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kubhekaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuwoko | 67 | 339 | / |
| Kiwaka | 67 | 265 | / |
| Kubeko | 67 | 201 | / |
| Kuvyka | 67 | 155 | / |
| Kiwika | 67 | 149 | / |
| Kuveko | 67 | 144 | / |
| Kuvaka | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kuveke | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kiveka | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kuwica | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kuvika | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kuwako | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kiweko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuwike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiwoka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koweke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuwece | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koweko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvoka | 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
- 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 Kuweka
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