Nweke Surname

2,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nweke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nweke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria227,8561:77793
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
England1491:373,94726,392
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Nweke (12,847) may also be a first name.

Nweke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nweke occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nweke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,400th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 31,810 people. Nweke is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nweke are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 51,704th most prevalent first name globally, held by 12,847 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 227,856 people, or 1 in 777. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 39 percent live, Ebonyi, where 21 percent live and Enugu, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Nweke is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nweke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Nweke surname are 36.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nweke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.07% less than the national average, earning R 201,816 per year; in United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.8% more than the national average, earning $66,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwaeke915,665/
Nwekee9152/
Nnweke9144/
Nweake9143/
Nwieke9139/
Nwueke9118/
Nweeke9113/
Nwekke9110/
Nweike9110/
Nwoeke919/
Nwweke917/
Nwekeh917/
Nwekes914/
Nwejke914/
Nwekie913/
Nhweke913/
Nweker912/
Hnweke911/
Nweked911/
Nwekea911/
Nwek8918/
Nwaekie837/
Nwaekeh836/
Nweiker836/
Nwoke8019,248/
Nwike802,030/
Nwake80585/
Nweka80264/
Nueke8015/
Nwekp806/
Nweki804/
Nweek803/
Nweeq801/
Nweak801/
Nweks801/
Nweky801/
N'Weiker772/
Nweikedh771/
N'Weyker771/
Nwaike73399/
Nueske7397/
Nwokeh7394/
Nweche7381/
Nwokei7353/
Nwokey7340/
Nwikep7316/
Nwekyo7310/
Nwekoy737/
Nwakee735/
Nnwoke735/
Nuecke734/
Nwokea734/
Nwakei733/
Nbekee733/
Noueke733/
Nwakeh733/
Nwwoke733/
Nweaka732/
Nwakeu732/
Nwikee731/
Nhwake731/
Nwokej731/
Nbeike731/
Nuekey731/
Nwokke731/
Nwajke731/
Nwokeu731/
Nweeka731/
Nwokee731/
Nwoike731/
Nwegue731/
Nwaeki731/
Nwogke731/
Nweedc731/
N'Weikedh711/
Nuek67208/
Nwokeah673/
Nwik672/
Nwokeij672/
Nweache672/
Nwaiske671/
Noueske671/
Noueker671/
Nuecker670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nweke
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