Liweka Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Liweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liweka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Liweka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liweka is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liweka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liweka reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Liweka is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwaka83293/
Liweke83171/
Luweka83107/
Liweki8382/
Liveka831/
Leiweke77133/
Luhweka7768/
Lewieka7719/
Lewecka7717/
Lieweke7716/
Liwecki777/
Luweeka776/
Libecka774/
Loyweka771/
Livecka771/
Liwocka771/
Levieka771/
Leweika771/
Leiweki771/
Luwecka771/
Liwiecki712/
Liwackah711/
Luiwikai711/
Leweke67434/
Luwika67349/
Liwoko67201/
Levaka67105/
Liwako6797/
Luwaka6780/
Libeki6748/
Livaka6732/
Liwiki6721/
Levika6714/
Livika679/
Lewaka679/
Luveka677/
Luiwikkai677/
Libeca675/
Luweko675/
Luvika674/
Lewoka674/
Liveke674/
Leveka673/
Lebyka672/
Liwaca671/

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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 Liweka
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