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 occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wekete click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekete? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wekete is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Wekete is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Wekete are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
Wekete is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 80 percent live and National Capital District, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
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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