Mwika Surname

15,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwika Surname Definition:

Mwika is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that is born feet first.

Mwika Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo28,8141:2,564266
Kenya3,3991:13,5861,669
Zambia2,8331:5,595671
Tanzania8031:65,9306,976
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
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Mwika (2,490) may also be a first name.

Mwika Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwika is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that is born feet first.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwika Demographics

Mwika Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 89 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwika Last Name Facts

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

Mwika is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwika? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,516th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 202,956 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwika live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mwika is also the 147,956th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 2,490 people.

The last name Mwika is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 28,814 people, or 1 in 2,564. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.

Mwika Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwika
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