Miwani Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Miwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1771:260,90317,444
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Miwani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miwani is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Miwani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Miwani is the 1,231,034th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Miwani live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 260,903. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 56 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 41 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Miwani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miwanni9264/
Meiwani9212/
Maiwani9211/
Miwangi922/
Miwaani921/
Mishwani8610/
Mewani83225/
Miwana8325/
Miwane8321/
Mivani8318/
Maishwani801/
Miwanje77119/
Miwanna7776/
Maiwane7773/
Maiwana7771/
Mivanyi7740/
Mehwani7726/
Maivani7721/
Moivani779/
Mitvani775/
Mewanit775/
Meewani775/
Majwani774/
Muiwana773/
Maywani772/
Mujwani772/
Meiwane771/
Mgiwane771/
Mibhani771/
Mihwane771/
Muywani771/
Maiwoni771/
Miwayna771/
Mewagni771/
Muivani771/
Miwaina771/
Meshwani7114/
Maiwaina716/
Mishwane713/
Maiwanne712/
Miwagner712/
Maiwagne711/
Maibaani711/
Mewagnui711/
Maiswane711/
Mevani67540/
Mjwana67153/
Mivana6719/
Mewane6716/
Miwongnoi6713/
Mewana679/
Myuani678/
Mjwane676/
Mibane671/
Mahajwani671/

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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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  • 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 Miwani
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