Mwanikha Surname
Approximately 525 people bear this surname
Mwanikha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 510 | 1:76,548 | 8,323 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Mwanikha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanikha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwanikha has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanikha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 593,568th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanikha reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Mwanikha is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 510 people, or 1 in 76,548. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 37 percent are found, Mbale District, where 30 percent are found and Bulambuli District, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwainikha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanikha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwanika | 93 | 5,039 | / |
| Mwanaika | 88 | 29 | / |
| Mwanikhe | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mwanekha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanika | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaicha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwaniki | 80 | 61,655 | / |
| Mwanuka | 80 | 549 | / |
| Muanika | 80 | 265 | / |
| Mwonika | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mwaneka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwanica | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwanike | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbanika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyoka | 75 | 463 | / |
| Muanikah | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mwangike | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwaanuka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwanaiki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanniki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangicho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmwanyoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbonika | 67 | 266 | / |
| Muaniki | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mwanjja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mwaneki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muonika | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muanica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muanuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Guhanika | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwanikha
- 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