Mwanyoka Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Mwanyoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 313 | 1:147,540 | 11,776 |
| Tanzania | 148 | 1:357,714 | 26,551 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Mwanyoka Demographics
Mwanyoka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwanyoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanyoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwanyoka is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyoka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 652,085th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name Mwanyoka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyoka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 147,540. In Kenya Mwanyoka is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 62 percent live, Kwale County, where 38 percent live and Mombasa County, where 0 percent live. Not including Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Mwanyoka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mwanyoka surname is principally Muslim (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmwanyoka | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjoka | 88 | 3,262 | / |
| Mwamnyaka | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwanika | 80 | 5,039 | / |
| Mwaneka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwanikha | 75 | 525 | / |
| Mwanaika | 75 | 29 | / |
| Mwanyako | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwanekha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwenyaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwainikha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanikha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanika | 67 | 265 | / |
| Mwoneka | 67 | 46 | / |
| Mwonika | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwanica | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbanika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjake | 63 | 9 | / |
| Muanikah | 63 | 6 | / |
| Muhaneka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbeaneka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaiko | 59 | 1 | / |
| M'Guhanika | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbonika | 53 | 266 | / |
| Muoneka | 53 | 38 | / |
| Muonika | 53 | 4 | / |
| Muanica | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbanico | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muaniqoh | 50 | 18 | / |
| Muanhica | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muangica | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbanekoh | 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
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- 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 Mwanyoka
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