Kweleka Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Kweleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Namibia | 53 | 1:45,460 | 5,805 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kweleka (31) may also be a first name.
Kweleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kweleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kweleka occurs most in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kweleka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,044,719th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kweleka reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Apart from The DR Congo Kweleka exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwelekai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kwileka | 86 | 492 | / |
| Qweleka | 86 | 154 | / |
| Kueleka | 86 | 76 | / |
| Kweleko | 86 | 34 | / |
| Kwaleka | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kwoleka | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gweleka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwelika | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwelekai | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kwilecka | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kwelekou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngqweleka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwalika | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gwoleka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gwaleka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Qwaleka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwalaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuelaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwilecki | 67 | 120 | / |
| Ghweleke | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kuelekho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koueleko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gcwaleka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqueleka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guelekai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goueleka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweleko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweleke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbelekaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwelechi | 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 Kweleka
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