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 last name Wanjik is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wanjik.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjik? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,155,901st most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Wanjik are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 50,332. In Papua New Guinea it 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. Barring Papua New Guinea Wanjik exists in one country. It also occurs 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
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- 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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