Vukeka Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vukeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vukeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1891:286,65527,999
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Vukeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vukeka is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vukeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vukeka reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 286,655. In South Africa Vukeka is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

Vukeka Last Name Statistics demography

Vukeka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.84% less than the national average, earning R 93,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vukaka8316/
Vikeka838/
Vokeka831/
Vukika831/
Vukicea774/
Vukakai774/
Bukeika772/
Voukaka771/
Vukokha771/
Vukica67129/
Bukeko675/
Vikoka674/
Vukoko671/
Vikeca671/
Wokeka671/
Wukyka671/
Bukyka671/

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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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  • 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 Vukeka
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