Mwaniki Surname
Approximately 61,655 people bear this surname
Mwaniki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 61,086 | 1:756 | 117 |
| United States | 246 | 1:1,473,410 | 100,696 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Mwaniki (17,680) may also be a first name.
Mwaniki Demographics
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Mwaniki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaniki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwaniki is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaniki? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,188th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 118,199 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwaniki reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 41,368th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 17,680 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 61,086 people, or 1 in 756. In Kenya Mwaniki is primarily concentrated in: Embu County, where 18 percent live, Nairobi County, where 10 percent live and Nakuru County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Mwaniki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwaniki surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Mwaniki last name are 27.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.77% registered with the party.
The amount Mwaniki earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 262.9% more than the national average, earning R 862,380 per year and in United States they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning $43,106 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanaiki | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwanniki | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwanika | 86 | 5,039 | / |
| Muaniki | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mwaneki | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwanike | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mweniki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanikha | 80 | 525 | / |
| Mwanaika | 80 | 29 | / |
| Mwanikhe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mwangeki | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwangike | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwenieki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhaniki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaike | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwainikha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanikha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanuke | 71 | 1,361 | / |
| Muanika | 71 | 265 | / |
| Mweneki | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwonika | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwaneka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwanica | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwanyka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhangikyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboniki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwenike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhangaiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaineki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanekha | 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 Mwaniki
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