Uweka Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Uweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 213 | 1:183,283 | 15,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Uweka (30) may also be a first name.
Uweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uweka is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uweka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 988,329th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Uweka are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 30 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 183,283. In Uganda Uweka is primarily concentrated in: Hoima District, where 21 percent reside, Buliisa District, where 18 percent reside and Masindi District, where 16 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uhweka | 91 | 16 | / |
| Uwaeka | 91 | 8 | / |
| Uweaka | 91 | 3 | / |
| Auweka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uweeka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwieka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uhweika | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oweka | 80 | 5,667 | / |
| Iweka | 80 | 1,472 | / |
| Uwaka | 80 | 642 | / |
| Uweki | 80 | 49 | / |
| Uweke | 80 | 49 | / |
| Uwoka | 80 | 19 | / |
| Uweko | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oubeka | 73 | 98 | / |
| Oweika | 73 | 81 | / |
| Ubeika | 73 | 67 | / |
| Owueka | 73 | 64 | / |
| Owekha | 73 | 43 | / |
| Uwakah | 73 | 40 | / |
| Uvekai | 73 | 16 | / |
| Oweeka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ujwoka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uweker | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwaaka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oweaka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iweaka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwueko | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ubeyka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwheke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Howeka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owekaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwueke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ubekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwekhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uweike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hubeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwekah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhweke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owheka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiweka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owekka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwakea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Uweachi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uwaakaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ubeekaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oubekka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hubeika | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owekhai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwiecka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hubheka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uweheke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hubecka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwekker | 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 Uweka
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