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 last name Mweka is found most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 540,057th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mweka reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mweka is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 77 people.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 161,309. Besides The DR Congo Mweka exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Mweka Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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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