Namweka Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namweka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Namweka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namweka is found most in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namweka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namweka are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Namweka is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Namweka is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 38 percent live, Mbale District, where 38 percent live and Nakaseke District, where 13 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.

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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 Namweka
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