Kwayi Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
United States221:16,475,406557,260
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Kwayi (406) may also be a first name.

Kwayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwayi is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 668,257th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kwayi live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kwayi is also the 427,982nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 406 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 320,578. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 41 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 18 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwayie91824/
Nkwayi9178/
Kwayip917/
Khwayi912/
Kway894,033/
Kwai892,617/
Nqkwayi831/
Kwayieh831/
Nkcwayi831/
Ngkwayi831/
Kwaji805,123/
Gwayi804,499/
Kwayu803,700/
Kwaya801,320/
Kweyi80540/
Cwayi80459/
Kwaye80338/
Qwayi80227/
Kwayo80109/
Kwaai8025/
Kwaia8012/
Kwaie809/
Kwoyi807/
Kwaiy805/
Kwaii804/
Kwaiz804/
Khwai803/
Khway802/
Kwaij802/
Kwyie801/
Kwaih801/
Kwwai801/
Kgwai801/
Ngwayi731,595/
Kwahay73258/
Khwaye73183/
Kwahai7390/
Nkweyi7366/
Nkwayu7327/
Kwayah7321/
Kwa'ai7319/
Kwayoh7313/
Qhwayi7310/
Kwayeh737/
Kwahia734/
Kwhais733/
Khwaya733/
Gcwayi733/
Khweyi733/
Kwayee732/
Kwayou732/
Ncwayi732/
Kweyid732/
Kwaaya732/
Cwgayi732/
Nqwayi732/
Kwaitt731/
Kweyie731/
Nkwayo731/
Kwaiha731/
Kwaaye731/
Kwayhe731/
Kwuyit731/
Kwoaya731/
Kwahie731/
Kwai'a731/
Kwajip731/
Kuhayi731/
Nkwaie731/
Qwaiyi731/
Kwuaji731/
Kgbayi731/
Kgwaie731/
Gkwayo731/
Gqwayi731/
Kwayes731/
Kwei675,216/
Gwai672,368/
Kwaa671,752/
Kuay67644/
Kwey67427/
Cwai67264/
Ngcwayi67193/
Qwai67116/
Kwoi6774/
Gway6751/
Kwau6745/
Kwaj6744/
Kwij6727/
Kwea6725/
Kwoa674/
Ngqwayi673/
Cway672/
Kwui672/
Ng'wayi671/
Kwauyeh671/
Kwayaha671/
Kwahyeh671/
N'Gwayi671/
Ngwayih671/
Nkwhaji671/
Kwayaja671/
Kwoy671/
Kwuy671/
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 Kwayi
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