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

The last name Gwayi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gwayi is the 104,333rd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,619,815 people. The last name Gwayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwayi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwayi is also the 1,688,769th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,594 people, or 1 in 20,886. In South Africa Gwayi is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 32 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.

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
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