Wanjik Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Wanjik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 162 | 1:50,332 | 6,316 |
| Kenya | 45 | 1:1,026,220 | 34,572 |
Wanjik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanjik is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wanjik click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjik? popularity and diffusion
Wanjik is the 1,155,901st most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. Wanjik is primarily found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Wanjik reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 50,332. In Papua New Guinea Wanjik is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 96 percent reside, East New Britain, where 2 percent reside and National Capital District, where 1 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Wanjik is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanjiks | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanjike | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanjiek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanjoike | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waniek | 83 | 2,012 | / |
| Wancik | 83 | 476 | / |
| Wanjek | 83 | 287 | / |
| Wansik | 83 | 45 | / |
| Wanzik | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wenjik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanyik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waniik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wandzik | 77 | 342 | / |
| Wansick | 77 | 47 | / |
| Wanyoik | 77 | 46 | / |
| Bahnjik | 77 | 38 | / |
| Wanieck | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wansike | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanyike | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vandjik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whansik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasniik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanjeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waněk | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wanchick | 71 | 101 | / |
| Wannieck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanzek | 67 | 864 | / |
| Wonsik | 67 | 331 | / |
| Wangek | 67 | 266 | / |
| Vanjek | 67 | 239 | / |
| Wancek | 67 | 128 | / |
| Vancik | 67 | 51 | / |
| Vansik | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wanieková | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wansek | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vanyik | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bangik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Woncik | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wanyek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wanzyk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Venjik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waniec | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wonzik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Banjic | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baniik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanjeková | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wonjic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wansig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wagnek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenjic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaniik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woniek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonjek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonjig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanscoick | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wanjik
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