Kwayi Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Kwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 169 | 1:320,578 | 30,241 |
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| Zimbabwe | 67 | 1:230,421 | 25,509 |
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Kwayi (406) may also be a first name.
Kwayi Demographics
Average Kwayi Salary in
United States
$61,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwayi is most common in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kwayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 668,257th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kwayi reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kwayi is also the 427,982nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 406 people.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 320,578. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 41 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 18 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside.
Kwayi Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kwayi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.41% less than the national average, earning R 82,200 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.
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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 Kwayi
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