Mweko Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Mweko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 195 | 1:271,495 | 21,426 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mweko (22) may also be a first name.
Mweko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mweko is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweko? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 804,502nd most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname Mweko is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mweko live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mweko is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 271,495. In Tanzania Mweko is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 62 percent are found, Mara Region, where 36 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwekho | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mweeko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwako | 80 | 1,900 | / |
| Mwiko | 80 | 1,290 | / |
| Mweka | 80 | 595 | / |
| Mwoko | 80 | 189 | / |
| Mveko | 80 | 62 | / |
| Mueko | 80 | 55 | / |
| Mwakoi | 73 | 2,625 | / |
| Mwikho | 73 | 471 | / |
| Mweuka | 73 | 367 | / |
| Mweeka | 73 | 325 | / |
| Mbeako | 73 | 109 | / |
| Mbeeko | 73 | 52 | / |
| Mwaiko | 73 | 35 | / |
| Mwaeka | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mwekaa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwakoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwokoi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mvekou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwokho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwakou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbecko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muekoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwakko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbekoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweheka | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Becko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouecko | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mweko
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