Namweka Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Namweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwaka | 86 | 1,510 | / |
| Namweke | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namweko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namwika | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nambheka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Naimwaka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nhambeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnamwaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namoueka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naimhwaka | 75 | 28 | / |
| Nambeheka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Namwako | 71 | 85 | / |
| Namwiko | 71 | 12 | / |
| Namuika | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nambeki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namwoko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambeeko | 67 | 39 | / |
| Namwaako | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nambuika | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namwokoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwayko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namboyka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnambeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhombeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwihca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambiki | 57 | 10 | / |
| Nambiko | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nambeco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nambikko | 53 | 6 | / |
| Namvayko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Namvaiko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nombekhe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Namuiche | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nambaiko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nnamuechi | 50 | 3 | / |
| Nnamboike | 50 | 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 Namweka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis