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
The surname Shweka is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shweka.
How Common Is The Last Name Shweka? popularity and diffusion
Shweka is the 766,190th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 given name at a global level, held by 28 people.
The surname Shweka is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 41 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 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 Shweka
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