Mwanyika Surname
Approximately 7,491 people bear this surname
Mwanyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,549 | 1:9,541 | 1,246 |
| Kenya | 1,903 | 1:24,267 | 2,741 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwanyika (464) may also be a first name.
Mwanyika Demographics
Mwanyika Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwanyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwanyika occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyika? popularity and diffusion
It is the 66,538th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 972,840 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyika live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwanyika is also the 395,684th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 464 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,549 people, or 1 in 9,541. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Njombe Region, where 25 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Mwanyika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (94%) in Kenya.
Mwanyika earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,275 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muanyika | 88 | 328 | / |
| Mwanjika | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mwaniika | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mwanyiky | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwanyiki | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyika | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyica | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjeka | 75 | 52 | / |
| Mwanyeki | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mbanjika | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwanjiko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyeke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyeka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjikho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaniikhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwangeki | 63 | 4 | / |
| Muanhica | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muanjeka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbanjeka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbonyiki | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbounjika | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muhanjiko | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbonyeke | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mbonjeka | 50 | 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 Mwanyika
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