Luweke Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Luweke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Luweke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luweke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luweke occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luweke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luweke is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luweke live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Luweke is most numerous in: Buikwe District, where 20 percent reside, Kampala District, where 20 percent reside and Mpigi District, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Luweke occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luhweke | 92 | 109 | / |
| Luweeke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Luwek | 91 | 36 | / |
| Liweke | 83 | 171 | / |
| Loweke | 83 | 130 | / |
| Luweka | 83 | 107 | / |
| Lubeke | 83 | 86 | / |
| Luveke | 83 | 3 | / |
| Luwake | 83 | 2 | / |
| Luweki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Loeweke | 77 | 22 | / |
| Lieweke | 77 | 16 | / |
| Luweeka | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lowecke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwecka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lowek | 73 | 14 | / |
| Luwik | 73 | 5 | / |
| Luvek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loewecke | 71 | 91 | / |
| Hlubek | 67 | 511 | / |
| Luwika | 67 | 349 | / |
| Luveki | 67 | 157 | / |
| Lubeek | 67 | 111 | / |
| Loubek | 67 | 106 | / |
| Liweki | 67 | 82 | / |
| Liwoke | 67 | 71 | / |
| Lübeke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Luveka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lubeki | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liveke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luwaki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liwake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luveck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luwiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louvek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwoki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loweck | 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
- 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 Luweke
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