Gwayi Surname

104,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5941:20,8862,645
Malawi1,4381:11,9051,842
Zimbabwe4431:34,8495,377
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gwayi (37) may also be a first name.

Gwayi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gwayi is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gwayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwayi? popularity and diffusion

Gwayi is the 104,333rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,619,815 people. Gwayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwayi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 37 people.

The last name Gwayi is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,594 people, or 1 in 20,886. In South Africa Gwayi is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, Western Cape, where 11 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 32 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Gwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Gwayi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.39% less than the national average, earning R 136,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwayi911,595/
Gcwayi913/
Gqwayi911/
Gwai892,368/
Gway8951/
Ngcwayi83193/
Ngqwayi833/
Ngkwayi831/
Ngwayih831/
N'Gwayi831/
Ng'wayi831/
Gwaya80981/
Cwayi80459/
Kwayi80448/
Gwaji80253/
Qwayi80227/
Gweyi80119/
Gwaye8093/
Gwayo8055/
Guayi8038/
Gwaai8017/
Gwaid8010/
Gwaay808/
Gwoyi802/
Gwaiz802/
Gwaih801/
Gwait801/
Gwaii801/
Kgwai801/
Ngweyi731,623/
Kwayie73824/
Ngwaji73240/
Ngwayo73156/
Nguayi73120/
Nkwayi7378/
Gwayee7362/
Ghwaiz7321/
Kwayip737/
Gwayah735/
Gwayas732/
Ncwayi732/
Nqwayi732/
Gwuiyi732/
Cwgayi732/
Gwayed731/
Gqwayu731/
Gkwayo731/
Kgwaie731/
Kgbayi731/
Ng'wai731/
Gwayet731/
Gwaaya731/
Qwaiyi731/
Ngwaih731/
Ghwaid731/
Guay6725,151/
Kway674,033/
Kwai672,617/
Gwau672,574/
Gbai671,749/
Gwei671,097/
Guai67619/
Gvay67283/
Cwai67264/
Ghwaith67242/
Ng'waji67181/
Gbay67142/
Qwai67116/
Gwaa67115/
Gwaj6787/
Gwea6764/
N'Guayi6721/
Gvai6718/
Gwey678/
Gwayaha677/
Gwoy675/
Ng'woyi674/
Cway672/
Gwayaya672/
Gwaahay672/
Kwayieh671/
Nqkwayi671/
Gwaeyou671/
Gwui671/
Ghwaish671/
Nkcwayi671/
Ngcwaye671/
Gwoi671/
Qway670/

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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 Gwayi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis