Mweke Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mweke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mweke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3141:147,07011,753
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mweke (113) may also be a first name.

Mweke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mweke is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 518,137th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweke are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 113 people.

Mweke is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 147,070. In Kenya Mweke is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 87 percent live, Mombasa County, where 3 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya Mweke exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 41 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Mweke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (94%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mwaeke914/
Mweuke911/
Mwieke911/
Mweike911/
Mwek891/
Mueke802,948/
Mwake801,192/
Mweka80595/
Mwike80392/
Mveke80303/
Mweki80122/
Mwece8062/
Mwoke8023/
Mwetk801/
Muecke731,216/
Mweche73547/
Mwikeu73390/
Mweeka73325/
Mueske73205/
Mmbeke7310/
Mwekaa739/
Mwaake739/
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Mbeeke733/
Mwaike732/
Mweeks731/
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Mwakea731/
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Mwakei731/
Mwuike731/
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Mvekee731/
Muekie731/
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Mbekey731/
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Mwakeh731/
Muekei731/
Mwik67125/
Muek6730/
Mueskes6724/
Mvek675/
M'Bekke674/
Mbeckey674/
Mbekeeh673/
Mmweche672/
Mwekowa672/
Mweheka671/
Mwec671/
Mbehkeh671/
Mweheki671/
Mbeekee671/
Mueshke671/
Mweg671/
Mweq671/
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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 Mweke
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