Mwaniki Surname

9,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwaniki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaniki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61,0861:756117
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
England811:687,87739,238
Tanzania601:882,36043,917
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Iceland101:38,0092,599
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mwaniki (17,680) may also be a first name.

Mwaniki Last Name Facts

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

Mwaniki occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwaniki.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaniki? popularity and diffusion

Mwaniki is the 9,188th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 118,199 people. The surname Mwaniki occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwaniki reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwaniki is also the 41,368th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 17,680 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 61,086 people, or 1 in 756. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Embu County, where 18 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mwaniki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwaniki surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mwaniki last name are 27.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.77% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanaiki931/
Mwanniki931/
Mwanika865,039/
Muaniki8621/
Mwaneki864/
Mwanike862/
Mweniki861/
Mwanikha80525/
Mwanaika8029/
Mwanikhe8010/
Mwangeki804/
Mwangike804/
Mwenieki801/
Muhaniki801/
Mwaanika801/
Mwangaike751/
Mwainikha751/
Mwaanikha751/
Mwanuke711,361/
Muanika71265/
Mweneki7110/
Mwonika719/
Mwaneka715/
Mwanica714/
Mwanyka711/
Muhangikyi711/
Mboniki711/
Mwenike711/
Muhangaiki711/
Mbaineki671/
Mwanekha671/

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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
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  • 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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