Mwaniga Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwaniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwaniga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8411:54,9115,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwaniga (20) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwaniga Demographics

Mwaniga Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 24 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwaniga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwaniga is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaniga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 412,986th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,634,533 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaniga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 841 people, or 1 in 54,911. In Kenya Mwaniga is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 72 percent live, Kakamega County, where 22 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Mwaniga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanigah933/
Mwanigha931/
Mwanaiga931/
Mwanuga861/
Mwannega8051/
Mwanegha801/
Mwanegoha751/
Mboniga712/
Mbanigo711/
Mwanyge711/
Mwangego674/
Mveniega671/
Mbanege576/
Mwenego572/
Mbanygo571/
Mbanego571/
Mbaunege531/
Mwenegho531/
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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 Mwaniga
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