Somweka Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Somweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Somweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somweka occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somweka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Somweka live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Somweka is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soumweka | 93 | 6 | / |
| Sonweka | 86 | 12 | / |
| Samweka | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sounweka | 80 | 135 | / |
| Shamweka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Somweike | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shoombeka | 75 | 5 | / |
| Samwaka | 71 | 831 | / |
| Samveka | 71 | 140 | / |
| Samwika | 71 | 69 | / |
| Sanweka | 71 | 54 | / |
| Semwaka | 71 | 14 | / |
| Samwoka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Somveki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombeko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chomveka | 67 | 392 | / |
| Shamwaka | 67 | 159 | / |
| Sombekke | 67 | 86 | / |
| Chamweka | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ssemwaka | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sombecki | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sombecke | 67 | 22 | / |
| Somwoike | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shamwika | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shemwaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sanwekoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soumwoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soumbika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambekaa | 67 | 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 Somweka
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