Nweku Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Nweku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 93 | 1:223,323 | 22,423 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nweku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nweku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nweku is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nweku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nweku? popularity and diffusion
Nweku is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nweku are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nweku is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 223,323. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaeku | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nwekou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Wekou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwoku | 80 | 821 | / |
| Nwaku | 80 | 494 | / |
| Nwiku | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nueku | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nbeku | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nwouekeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaiku | 73 | 723 | / |
| Nwakau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nnwoku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwakeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nnwaku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwokuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweqou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhwaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwakhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwokeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nvekus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwakohu | 67 | 98 | / |
| Nwokohu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nwackhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nouhekou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mveku | 60 | 568 | / |
| Nvaku | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbekeu | 55 | 27 | / |
| Nwikoo | 55 | 3 | / |
| Mbeeku | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mvekou | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nuikud | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nwikoe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbeaku | 55 | 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 Nweku
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