Wekete Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Wekete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wekete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekete is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekete? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Wekete occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Wekete are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Wekete is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Wekete is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 80 percent reside and National Capital District, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekette | 92 | 8 | / |
| Hwekete | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weket | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weaketea | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wakete | 83 | 79 | / |
| Wikete | 83 | 79 | / |
| Wokete | 83 | 26 | / |
| Weeket | 83 | 16 | / |
| Wekite | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vekete | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wecket | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wekate | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wetket | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weckeater | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wikette | 77 | 17 | / |
| Waekite | 77 | 17 | / |
| Weekate | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wechete | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weicket | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakhete | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakiete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veketer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekuite | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakaete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weskeit | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beekete | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beckete | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weckett | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bekette | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wiket | 73 | 168 | / |
| Wekit | 73 | 27 | / |
| Weked | 73 | 6 | / |
| Veket | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wakeetie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wiekieta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weyketta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wickette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beakette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakhaete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakehete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wequette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waekitei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakate | 67 | 362 | / |
| Bekeet | 67 | 214 | / |
| Bekeat | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wekati | 67 | 118 | / |
| Beketi | 67 | 57 | / |
| Wicket | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wechet | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wokote | 67 | 34 | / |
| Uekote | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vekety | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vekate | 67 | 24 | / |
| Veketi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wakite | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bekeit | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wakote | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wokety | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wikestedt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wikety | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bekeht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vikete | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wikote | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veeket | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wisket | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weekit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wikett | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veketz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beiket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woketi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weqeta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waketi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vecete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veketa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiketa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekitt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wyketa | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weiked | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vekett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wekete
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