Sweke Surname

290,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sweke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sweke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1301:46,8515,283
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sweke (155) may also be a first name.

Sweke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sweke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sweke is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sweke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sweke is the 290,856th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 5,537,649 people. The last name Sweke is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sweke reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 738,219th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 155 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,130 people, or 1 in 46,851. In Tanzania Sweke is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 32 percent are found, Geita Region, where 29 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Sweke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sweke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sweke Last Name Statistics demography

Sweke earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 858.74% more than the national average, earning R 2,278,330 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sweker9114/
Shweke914/
Sweeke910/
Swek8934/
Schweke83174/
Shweike8396/
Sweiker8328/
Sweeker837/
Sweaket837/
Shweeke835/
Swetkey834/
Shwekey834/
Sweikeh831/
Sweka801,019/
Sweek80269/
Sueke80114/
Sweck8058/
Swake8056/
Swike8042/
Sveke8035/
Swece8026/
Swiek8023/
Sweik8016/
Swejk8016/
Swoke806/
Szwek806/
Sweak803/
Swekh803/
Shwek802/
Sweki802/
Swhek801/
Sweeg801/
Sweuk800/
Swyke800/
Shweikeh771,131/
Schwecke77612/
Schwetke7729/
Schweike774/
Schwedke771/
Sweicker771/
Schwaeke771/
Shwiekie771/
Sweekeat771/
Schwieke770/
Shweky734,171/
Swakei73764/
Szwejk73386/
Shweka73372/
Sweeck73163/
Shwekh73125/
Shueke7397/
Swieck7348/
Swesky7325/
Swetky7320/
Shwake7317/
Sweaks7314/
Sweika7312/
Shweik7311/
Shweki7310/
Shweyk737/
Svecke736/
Swikey736/
Swikes735/
Suekey735/
Swacke734/
Szweik734/
Sweeka733/
Swecki732/
Swicke732/
Sueket732/
Sweick732/
Swakey732/
Swhekh731/
Schwek731/
Suekee731/
Sueske731/
Swieka731/
Sweace731/
Swekha731/
Suekeh731/
Shwehk731/
Szwedk731/
Shweek731/
Sweegh731/
Sveker731/
Suecke730/
Sweeky730/
Zwecke730/
Swecky730/
Schwedtke7121/
Schwaecke713/
Schweicke712/
Schwecker711/
Schweetke710/
Shweiki675,973/
Schwake671,725/
Suek671,348/
Swikker67101/
Switkes6782/
Schweky6779/
Swik6776/
Szwecki6775/
Schweik6754/
Swickey6753/
Shweiky6739/
Schwäke6735/
Szwejka6731/
Swiskey6727/
Schweikher6726/
Schweck6726/
Swetkis6724/
Svetkey6723/
Shweikh6717/
Chwekeh6716/
Swakkei6716/
Swiecky6714/
Schweicker6713/
Swetcky677/
Szwidke677/
Schwiek676/
Zwek676/
Swackey675/
Sweg674/
Sbeikeh674/
Shweika673/
Svek673/
Suecker672/
Shweeka672/
Sbek672/
Swjk672/
Schweicket671/
Shwecky671/
Suetkee671/
Swisker671/
Sweicka671/
Sweikis671/
Chwueke671/
Szweika671/
Swekova671/
Swaikeh671/
Shveike671/
Shvekey671/
Shweekh671/
Shwezky671/
Shwieki671/
Swaiker671/
Shweaki671/
Schwike670/
Suedtke670/
Schweek670/
Schweitker670/
Schwuek670/
Swechey670/
Schweak670/

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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 Sweke
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