Ni-substituted MnZn ferrites with the composition of Mn 0.506-x Zn 0.244 Ni x Fe 2.250 O 4.0 (x=0. 066~0.122) have been prepared by the solidstate reaction method. The cation distribution has been investigated by Rietveld refinement of X-ray diffraction patterns, the microstructure has been observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the magnetic property has been measured by superconductor quantum interference devices (SQUID) and B-H analyzer. The results show that Zn 2+ and Ni 2+ ions prefer to occupy the tetrahedron site (A sublattice) and octahedron site (B sublattice), respectively. However, Mn 2+ and Fe 3+ ions can enter into A and B sublattices, where the ratio of Mn 2+ ions occupying A and B sublattices is four to one. The lattice parameter (a) of samples decreases with the increase of Ni-substituted content. Meanwhile, based on the Néel model of collinear-spin ferrimagnetism, the molecular-field coefficients ω AA , ω BB , and ω AB of Ni-substituted MnZn ferrites have been calculated, and the magnetic moment of A and B sublattices versus temperature T has also been investigated. The fitting results match well with the experimental data. Both ω AB and ω BB increase with the increase of Ni-substituted content, but ω AA shows the opposite variation trend. The Curie temperature also increases with the increasing of Ni-substituted content, which is attributed to the enhancement of super-exchange interaction for A-B sublattice. In addition, the temperature dependence of initial permeability and core loss has been discussed.