Cwayi Surname
Approximately 459 people bear this surname
Cwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 458 | 1:118,292 | 14,071 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Cwayi Demographics
Average Cwayi Salary in
South Africa
R 182,004
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Cwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cwayi occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cwayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 656,126th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. The last name Cwayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cwayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Cwayi is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 118,292. In South Africa Cwayi is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent are found, Western Cape, where 35 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Cwayi Last Name Statistics demography
Cwayi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.41% less than the national average, earning R 182,004 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chwayi | 91 | 99 | / |
| Gcwayi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Cwgayi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ncwayi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Scwayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cwai | 89 | 264 | / |
| Cway | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ngcwayi | 83 | 193 | / |
| Nkcwayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwayi | 80 | 4,499 | / |
| Zwayi | 80 | 622 | / |
| Kwayi | 80 | 448 | / |
| Qwayi | 80 | 227 | / |
| Jwayi | 80 | 190 | / |
| Chway | 80 | 18 | / |
| Cwaai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cwaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayi | 73 | 1,595 | / |
| Kwayie | 73 | 824 | / |
| Chwaya | 73 | 414 | / |
| Tswayi | 73 | 145 | / |
| Nkwayi | 73 | 78 | / |
| Qhwayi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kwayip | 73 | 7 | / |
| Chwayo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chwaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khwayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nqwayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qwaiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gqwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kway | 67 | 4,033 | / |
| Kwai | 67 | 2,617 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Cuay | 67 | 499 | / |
| Qwai | 67 | 116 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Zwai | 67 | 36 | / |
| Zway | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cwaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cwye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngqwayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Gwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqkwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cvay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qway | 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 Cwayi
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