Shweka Surname
Approximately 372 people bear this surname
Shweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shweka (28) may also be a first name.
Shweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shweka is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shweka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 766,190th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. Shweka is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shweka reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Shweka is also the 1,994,417th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.
Shweka is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 41 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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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 Shweka
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