Mveke Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mveke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mveke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2041:265,57726,568
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mveke (10) may also be a first name.

Mveke Last Name Facts

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

Mveke occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mveke? popularity and diffusion

Mveke is the 887,624th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname Mveke occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mveke reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Mveke is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 265,577. In South Africa Mveke is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa Mveke is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Mveke Last Name Statistics demography

Mveke earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.46% less than the national average, earning R 150,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mveike918/
Mvekee911/
Mvek895/
Mueke802,948/
Mweke80629/
Mveka8059/
Mveck8023/
Mvoke8015/
Mvake802/
Mvike802/
Mvegk801/
Mvece801/
Mveki801/
Muecke731,216/
Mueske73205/
Mvegue7323/
Mwekea7321/
Mmbeke7310/
Mwaeke734/
Mbeeke733/
Muekei731/
Mweuke731/
Mwieke731/
Mvikeh731/
Mveche731/
Muekie731/
Mbekey731/
Mbekei731/
Mbekea731/
Mvacke731/
Mweike731/
Muekeh731/
Muek6730/
Mueskes6724/
M'Bekke674/
Mbeckey674/
Mveg673/
Mbekeeh673/
Mbehkeh671/
Mbeekee671/
Mueshke671/
Mwek671/
Mvex671/
Mueckey670/
Muecker670/

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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 Mveke
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