Mweka Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

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

Mweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mweka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mweka (77) may also be a first name.

Mweka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mweka is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,057th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mweka are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 77 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 77 people.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 161,309. Beside The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Mweka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mweka last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mweeka91325/
Mwekea9121/
Mwekau9118/
Mwaeka9117/
Mwekaa919/
Mwekay911/
Mweheka831/
Mwaka8036,879/
Mwika8035,907/
Mweke80629/
Mweko80348/
Mueka80252/
Mweki80122/
Mveka8059/
Mwoka8053/
Mwyka801/
Mwakha731,227/
Mwakai73580/
Mwaaka73146/
Moueka7397/
Mwaika7327/
Mwikaa7314/
Mwacka7310/
Muekay737/
Mwakaa733/
Mbekka733/
Mbeeka732/
Mwekho732/
Mwokka732/
Muekha732/
Mweuke731/
Mbekha731/
Mweike731/
Mwiska731/
Mwoika731/
Muekah731/
Mweeko731/
Mwikha731/
Mwakau731/
Mwuika731/
Mwieke731/
Mmwika731/
Mbekea731/
Muezka731/
Mwioka731/
Mwakea731/
Mueckay67490/
Mueshka6717/
Mbeakai677/
Mbehkah673/
Mbhekha671/
Mweheki671/
Mwakaha671/
Mbehkai671/
Muhekha671/
Muhekad671/
Mwaiska671/
Mwahaka671/
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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
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  • 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 Mweka
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