Weke Surname
Approximately 3,660 people bear this surname
Weke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,360 | 1:7,600 | 1,039 |
| Nigeria | 789 | 1:224,516 | 13,211 |
| Kenya | 492 | 1:93,862 | 8,380 |
| DR Congo | 438 | 1:168,675 | 17,317 |
| Indonesia | 326 | 1:405,672 | 34,327 |
| Papua New Guinea | 78 | 1:104,535 | 14,121 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
Weke (354) may also be a first name.
Weke Demographics
Weke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Weke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weke is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 124,538th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,991,133 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Weke reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 463,079th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 354 people.
The last name Weke is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 1,360 people, or 1 in 7,600. In Benin Weke is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 50 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 23 percent are found and Collines Department, where 11 percent are found. Besides Benin Weke occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.
Weke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Weke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 72 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Weke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Weke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning $34,681 USD per year.
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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 Weke
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