Lweku Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lweku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lweku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lweku (21) may also be a first name.

Lweku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lweku occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Lweku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lweku? popularity and diffusion

Lweku is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Lweku is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lweku live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lweku is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

Lweku is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Beside The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwweku914/
Lwaku807/
Lueku801/
Lwakku731/
Hlwaku731/
Lueskut671/
Hlouekou621/
Luikku55104/
Luecus550/
Luitkus501/

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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 Lweku
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