Mwiko Surname
Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname
Mwiko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 559 | 1:28,354 | 2,951 |
| Tanzania | 457 | 1:115,846 | 11,101 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwiko (105) may also be a first name.
Mwiko Demographics
Mwiko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwiko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwiko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwiko is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwiko? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 295,590th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiko live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 105 people.
The last name Mwiko is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 559 people, or 1 in 28,354. In Zambia it is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 27 percent are found, Northern Province, where 25 percent are found and Muchinga Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 35 percent are found and Malawi, where 10 percent are found.
Mwiko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwiko surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwikho | 91 | 471 | / |
| Mwaiko | 91 | 35 | / |
| Mwika | 80 | 35,907 | / |
| Mweko | 80 | 348 | / |
| Mviko | 80 | 197 | / |
| Muiko | 80 | 44 | / |
| Mwuko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwico | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwikeu | 73 | 390 | / |
| Mbikoy | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mwaika | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mbikoi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mwikaa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mbhiko | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mbikou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwekho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mmbiko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwikha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvioko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvikoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwioka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweeko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwoika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwiska | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhikoh | 67 | 11 | / |
| M'Bikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiska | 67 | 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 Mwiko
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