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
Mweke is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mweke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 518,137th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 113 people.
The surname 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 are found, Mombasa County, where 3 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found. Other than Kenya Mweke is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Mweke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mweke last name is principally 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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