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 last name Mwanyika is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyika? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwanyika is the 66,538th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 972,840 people. Mwanyika occurs mostly 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 commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 464 people.
The surname Mwanyika is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,549 people, or 1 in 9,541. In Tanzania Mwanyika is primarily found in: Njombe Region, where 25 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Mwanyika is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Mwanyika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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