Weleka Surname
Approximately 231 people bear this surname
Weleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 184 | 1:212,170 | 16,663 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Weleka (21) may also be a first name.
Weleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weleka is found most in Uganda. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weleka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,073,555th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. Weleka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Weleka reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Weleka is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 21 people.
The surname Weleka is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 212,170. In Uganda Weleka is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 52 percent live, Bududa District, where 28 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Weleka is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.
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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
- 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 Weleka
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