Mwok Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwok 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
Kenya6251:73,8886,922
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwok (488) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwok Demographics

Mwok Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwok occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwok? popularity and diffusion

Mwok is the 516,587th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. The surname Mwok is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwok reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mwok is also the 384,758th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 488 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 625 people, or 1 in 73,888. In Kenya it is most numerous in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent reside and Baringo County, where 0 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Mwok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwok surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwoke8923/
Muok75124/
Mwak7577/
Mvok7558/
Mwog751/
Mwuk751/
Mwake671,192/
Mvoke6715/
Muoke6712/
Muock672/
Mwack672/
Muhok672/
Mbokk671/
Mwakq671/
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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 Mwok
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