Gwayigwayi Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gwayigwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwayigwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590

Gwayigwayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwayigwayi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwayigwayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwayigwayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa Gwayigwayi is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 85 percent reside, Western Cape, where 9 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent reside.

Gwayigwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Gwayigwayi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.58% less than the national average, earning R 181,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gwoigwai781/
Ngweyingweyi735/
Gwayakwaya7046/
Kwaikwai6714/
Gbaigbai671/
Kwaykway671/
Gwaegwae671/
Ngwuigwei631/
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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 Gwayigwayi
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