Wekwe Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Wekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 110 | 1:481,287 | 32,644 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wekwe (11) may also be a first name.
Wekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wekwe occurs most in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,596,935th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Wekwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekwe live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 481,287. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 80 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weikwe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Weekwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weckwer | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wekwest | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wekweit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakwe | 80 | 108 | / |
| Wekwa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Wokwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wikwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wegwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wekwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weckweth | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vwakwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Weghwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weekew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beckwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouekwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waikwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waekue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beckwee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Weekway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uekw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weqw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wechkwesth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beekwee | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wekwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis