Lweka Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Lweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Lweka (27) may also be a first name.
Lweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lweka is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lweka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,310,135th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Lweka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lweka live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lweka is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 27 people.
It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Barring The DR Congo Lweka exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent live.
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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 Lweka
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