Lweke Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Lweke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lweke (22) may also be a first name.
Lweke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lweke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lweke occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lweke.
How Common Is The Last Name Lweke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lweke is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lweke live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lweke is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 22 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Not including The DR Congo Lweke exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwecker | 83 | 10 | / |
| Lueke | 80 | 754 | / |
| Lweka | 80 | 172 | / |
| Lwike | 80 | 29 | / |
| Lweek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lwake | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lweeg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lweki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lveke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Luecke | 73 | 2,555 | / |
| Lueker | 73 | 525 | / |
| Luetke | 73 | 374 | / |
| Lueske | 73 | 22 | / |
| Lweeka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lvecke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lvedke | 73 | 1 | / |
| L'Weik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luezke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luekie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luekey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luekee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luekce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luehke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lueket | 73 | 0 | / |
| Luecker | 67 | 189 | / |
| Luethke | 67 | 151 | / |
| Luettke | 67 | 115 | / |
| Luek | 67 | 39 | / |
| Luedcke | 67 | 34 | / |
| Luetcke | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lueckge | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lweq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lbek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luetkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luedkey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lueckeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lueckes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lueckey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lueddke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lvedtke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luejtke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwjk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lueskke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luetkey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luedkes | 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 Lweke
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