Gwai Surname
Approximately 2,368 people bear this surname
Gwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 717 | 1:75,562 | 9,385 |
| Zambia | 544 | 1:29,136 | 3,017 |
| Tanzania | 447 | 1:118,438 | 11,330 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 184 | 1:83,903 | 12,221 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Solomon Islands | 65 | 1:8,924 | 1,489 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gwai (214) may also be a first name.
Gwai Demographics
Average Gwai Salary in
South Africa
R 146,856
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwai occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 180,045th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,077,511 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gwai live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 617,781st most common first name in the world It is held by 214 people.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 717 people, or 1 in 75,562. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 59 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 25 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 19 percent are found.
Gwai Last Name Statistics demography
Gwai earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.2% less than the national average, earning R 146,856 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwayi | 89 | 4,499 | / |
| Gwaji | 89 | 253 | / |
| Gwaai | 89 | 17 | / |
| Gwaid | 89 | 10 | / |
| Gwaiz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gwaih | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwait | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwaii | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kgwai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwa | 86 | 2,405 | / |
| Gwi | 86 | 222 | / |
| Ngwayi | 80 | 1,595 | / |
| Ngwaji | 80 | 240 | / |
| Ghwaiz | 80 | 21 | / |
| Gcwayi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngwaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gqwayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwai | 75 | 2,617 | / |
| Gwau | 75 | 2,574 | / |
| Gbai | 75 | 1,749 | / |
| Gwei | 75 | 1,097 | / |
| Guai | 75 | 619 | / |
| Gwah | 75 | 400 | / |
| Cwai | 75 | 264 | / |
| Gwit | 75 | 252 | / |
| Qwai | 75 | 116 | / |
| Gwaa | 75 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 75 | 87 | / |
| Gwiß | 75 | 66 | / |
| Gwea | 75 | 64 | / |
| Gway | 75 | 51 | / |
| Gqwa | 75 | 35 | / |
| Gwie | 75 | 26 | / |
| Gvai | 75 | 18 | / |
| Gwwa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gwih | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gwua | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ghwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gwii | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghwi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hgwi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ggwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwiś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gcwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwgi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaith | 73 | 242 | / |
| Ngcwayi | 73 | 193 | / |
| Ng'waji | 73 | 181 | / |
| Ngqwayi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ng'wayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaji | 67 | 5,123 | / |
| Gwija | 67 | 2,024 | / |
| Gwiji | 67 | 1,798 | / |
| Gwaje | 67 | 1,049 | / |
| Gwaya | 67 | 981 | / |
| Guaji | 67 | 865 | / |
| Gwiyo | 67 | 699 | / |
| Gwiya | 67 | 516 | / |
| Cwayi | 67 | 459 | / |
| Gbaji | 67 | 457 | / |
| Kwayi | 67 | 448 | / |
| Gweya | 67 | 440 | / |
| Gwaja | 67 | 333 | / |
| Gwaha | 67 | 329 | / |
| Gweah | 67 | 300 | / |
| Gweja | 67 | 278 | / |
| Guaia | 67 | 234 | / |
| Qwayi | 67 | 227 | / |
| Gwidt | 67 | 165 | / |
| Gbaie | 67 | 122 | / |
| Gweyi | 67 | 119 | / |
| Gwiss | 67 | 100 | / |
| Gwaye | 67 | 93 | / |
| Gweha | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gwayo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gwawe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Qwaij | 67 | 46 | / |
| Guayi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gwaju | 67 | 30 | / |
| Guaio | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gweji | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kwaai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gwihs | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gwieh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gwhad | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gbaih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gweih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Geewa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kwaia | 67 | 12 | / |
| N'Gwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwaie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guaii | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ng'wi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwaay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwadz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwatd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwisz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbaai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngwih | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwaiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwiea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwuya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ggbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwaii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwije | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cwaai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwaiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwaad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwath | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guait | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guaiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwoja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwaia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwaih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gvais | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guaih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwajo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwoyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gvaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwhga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Gwai
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