Naweka Surname
Approximately 771 people bear this surname
Naweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 737 | 1:71,834 | 7,511 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
Naweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Naweka occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Naweka? popularity and diffusion
Naweka is the 443,157th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Naweka live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 737 people, or 1 in 71,834. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 54 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 44 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Naweka
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