Mwaki Surname

203,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Mwaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7511:26,3732,961
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Solomon Islands391:14,8732,820
Tanzania321:1,654,42547,334
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
England51:11,143,612252,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mwaki (536) may also be a first name.

Mwaki Last Name Facts

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

Mwaki is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 203,383rd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,561,850 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwaki live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 364,183rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 536 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,751 people, or 1 in 26,373. In Kenya Mwaki is most numerous in: Meru County, where 70 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 19 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent reside.

Mwaki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwaki last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakoi912,625/
Mwakai91580/
Mwaiki91237/
Mwakip911/
Mwakie911/
Mwakei911/
Mwaaki911/
Mwahaki831/
Mwaka8036,879/
Mwake801,192/
Mwoki80187/
Mweki80122/
Muaki8066/
Mwaky8020/
Mwachi731,264/
Mwakha731,227/
Mwauka73552/
Mwauke73275/
Mwaaka73146/
Mbaiki7358/
Mbakui7345/
Mwaika7327/
Hmuaki7316/
Muakhi7312/
Mwacka7310/
Mwaake739/
Mbakki739/
Mwokoi734/
Mwaeke734/
Mwakoy734/
Mwakey734/
Mbakhi733/
Mwakaa733/
Mwaike732/
Mwacky732/
Mwuiki731/
Muakih731/
Muakis731/
Muakai731/
Mwakke731/
Mwakea731/
Mwakez731/
Mwakes731/
Mbakyi731/
Mbakih731/
Mbakei731/
Mwakeh731/
Mwakyo731/
Mbacki731/
Mwakitowa711/
Mwauchi67495/
Muhaiki6710/
Muakhit678/
Mwaichi678/
Mbeakai677/
Muatkoi676/
Muhaeki675/
Muhakid675/
Muakkio672/
M'baïki671/
Mwahaka671/
Muakkit671/
Mbaikyi671/
Muatkit671/
Mwakaha671/

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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 Mwaki
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