Weka Surname
Approximately 6,477 people bear this surname
Weka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4,454 | 1:20,641 | 2,382 |
| DR Congo | 930 | 1:79,440 | 9,181 |
| Indonesia | 691 | 1:191,388 | 18,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 166 | 1:49,119 | 6,132 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Weka (1,372) may also be a first name.
Weka Demographics
Weka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Weka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﺍﻙ, Oriya: େୱକା) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Weka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 75,750th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,125,142 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Weka live; 69 percent live in North Africa and 69 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Weka is also the 211,452nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,372 people.
The surname Weka is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 4,454 people, or 1 in 20,641. Besides Egypt Weka exists in 34 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.
Weka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Weka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weka surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Weka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Weka surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Weka earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 34.6% less than the national average, earning 226,349 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻭﺍﻙ | awak | - |
| Weka in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱକା | ewaka | 50 |
| କାନା | kana | 50 |
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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 Weka
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