Wekeni Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Wekeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wekeni (10) may also be a first name.

Wekeni Last Name Facts

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

Wekeni is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wekeni is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Wekeni occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wekeni live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Wekeni is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 58 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Wekeni Last Name Statistics demography

Wekeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.68% less than the national average, earning R 86,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waekeni924/
Wakeni83357/
Bekeni83130/
Vekeni8323/
Wekene8321/
Wekani836/
Wikeni831/
Wekoni831/
Wekena831/
Weckenitt800/
Weikena77181/
Vekenyi7727/
Wecheni7721/
Wakheni7721/
Wikenai7710/
Wakenai779/
Waikeni778/
Huekeni778/
Wokenai775/
Wakenie774/
Wakenyi774/
Wakieni772/
Weikani771/
Beikeni771/
Wokenyi771/
Beckeni771/
Weckene771/
Wekenes770/
Wekener770/
Wekenesh711/
Woekeneh711/
Wakene674,249/
Wakini671,003/
Vekani67318/
Wakani67285/
Wikene6776/
Bikeni6766/
Bykeni6757/
Bekéni6755/
Wikani6734/
Vekini6728/
Wekony6726/
Wakoni6722/
Wokani6716/
Wikini676/
Vekeny674/
Bekini674/
Vekena673/
Wikena673/
Vekoni672/
Wokoni672/
Wekone671/
Wokini671/
Weheconhi671/
Wecene671/
Vekene671/
Wokene671/
Houhekeni671/
Uikeni671/

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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 Wekeni
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