Mwikuyu Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Mwikuyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 135 | 1:392,160 | 27,960 |
| Kenya | 109 | 1:423,669 | 23,058 |
Mwikuyu Demographics
Mwikuyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwikuyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwikuyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwikuyu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwikuyu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,032,007th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname Mwikuyu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwikuyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mwikuyu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 392,160. In Tanzania Mwikuyu is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 92 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 7 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 45 percent reside.
Mwikuyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwikuyu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mwikuyu
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