Mwiku Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwiku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwiku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya951:486,10425,105
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwiku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwiku occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiku live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwiku is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 99 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Mwiku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwikeu91390/
Mwikuu915/
Mwoikut834/
Mweku80189/
Muiku803/
Muikku73697/
Muikeu7321/
Mwekau7318/
Mbikuh7310/
Mbikou735/
Mbikeu733/
Muikui732/
Mbuiku731/
Mbigkui671/
M'Bikou671/
Muickus670/
M'Beikou621/
Mveku60568/
Muicu60138/
Mvuku6062/
Mueku6031/
Mbicu602/
Muheku55502/
Mbekeu5527/
M'Beku5527/
Mbeeku552/
Mvekou552/
Mbeaku551/
M'Vuku551/
Mmbekhu501/
Mouekou501/

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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 Mwiku
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