Nweke Surname
Approximately 229,098 people bear this surname
Nweke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 227,856 | 1:777 | 93 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| United States | 349 | 1:1,038,564 | 76,174 |
| England | 149 | 1:373,947 | 26,392 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Nweke (12,847) may also be a first name.
Nweke Demographics
Nweke Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaeke | 91 | 5,665 | / |
| Nwekee | 91 | 52 | / |
| Nnweke | 91 | 44 | / |
| Nweake | 91 | 43 | / |
| Nwieke | 91 | 39 | / |
| Nwueke | 91 | 18 | / |
| Nweeke | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nwekke | 91 | 10 | / |
| Nweike | 91 | 10 | / |
| Nwoeke | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nwweke | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nwekeh | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nwekes | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwejke | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwekie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nhweke | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nweker | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hnweke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweked | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwekea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwek | 89 | 18 | / |
| Nwaekie | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nwaekeh | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nweiker | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nwoke | 80 | 19,248 | / |
| Nwike | 80 | 2,030 | / |
| Nwake | 80 | 585 | / |
| Nweka | 80 | 264 | / |
| Nueke | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nwekp | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nweki | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nweek | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nweeq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nweak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nweks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nweky | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Weiker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nweikedh | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Weyker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaike | 73 | 399 | / |
| Nueske | 73 | 97 | / |
| Nwokeh | 73 | 94 | / |
| Nweche | 73 | 81 | / |
| Nwokei | 73 | 53 | / |
| Nwokey | 73 | 40 | / |
| Nwikep | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nwekyo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nwekoy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nwakee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nnwoke | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nuecke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwokea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwakei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nbekee | 73 | 3 | / |
| Noueke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwakeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwwoke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nweaka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwakeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwikee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhwake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbeike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuekey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwajke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwegue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaeki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwogke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweedc | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Weikedh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuek | 67 | 208 | / |
| Nwokeah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwokeij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nweache | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaiske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noueske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noueker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuecker | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Nweke
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