Mweke Surname
Approximately 629 people bear this surname
Mweke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 314 | 1:147,070 | 11,753 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mweke (113) may also be a first name.
Mweke Demographics
Mweke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mweke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mweke is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mweke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 518,137th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweke reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mweke is also the 881,625th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 113 people.
The last name Mweke is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 147,070. In Kenya Mweke is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 87 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 3 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Mweke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mweke last name is predominantly Christian (94%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwekea | 91 | 21 | / |
| Mwaeke | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mweuke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwieke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mweike | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mueke | 80 | 2,948 | / |
| Mwake | 80 | 1,192 | / |
| Mweka | 80 | 595 | / |
| Mwike | 80 | 392 | / |
| Mveke | 80 | 303 | / |
| Mweki | 80 | 122 | / |
| Mwece | 80 | 62 | / |
| Mwoke | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mwetk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muecke | 73 | 1,216 | / |
| Mweche | 73 | 547 | / |
| Mwikeu | 73 | 390 | / |
| Mweeka | 73 | 325 | / |
| Mueske | 73 | 205 | / |
| Mmbeke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwekaa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwaake | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mveike | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwakey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbeeke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwaike | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweeks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwakke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwakea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwekay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwakei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwikei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvekee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muekie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muekeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbekey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbekei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwakeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muekei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwik | 67 | 125 | / |
| Muek | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mueskes | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mvek | 67 | 5 | / |
| M'Bekke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbeckey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbekeeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mmweche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwekowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweheka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbehkeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweheki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeekee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueshke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueckey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Muecker | 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 Mweke
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