Magwai Surname

189,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname

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

Magwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8161:29,8343,840
Tanzania2881:183,82515,940
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Magwai (74) may also be a first name.

Magwai Last Name Facts

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

Magwai occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magwai is the 189,971st most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,278,248 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Magwai are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Magwai is also the 1,125,792nd most common forename internationally It is held by 74 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,816 people, or 1 in 29,834. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 52 percent reside, Gauteng, where 34 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Magwai Last Name Statistics demography

Magwai earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.43% less than the national average, earning R 143,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magwayi92411/
Makgwai9211/
Magwaji921/
Magwa914,890/
Magwi91213/
Magqwayi8611/
Mangwaji866/
Mangwayi865/
Makgwayi861/
Maungwai861/
Maigwa83982/
Makgwa83190/
Megwai83168/
Maggwa83159/
Makwai83153/
Mogwai83140/
Magway83134/
Magwah8359/
Magbai8336/
Maigwi8331/
Maguai8315/
Magwoi8315/
Magwad8314/
Makgwi8311/
Mmagwa8311/
Mhagwa836/
Magwat835/
Magwei832/
Maqwai832/
Meagwa831/
Maghwa831/
Magwaz831/
Mgagwa831/
Magwau831/
Magwaya772,216/
Maghway77497/
Magwaja77459/
Makwaia77244/
Mahagwa77137/
Mangwea77111/
Makwayi7786/
Maikwai7774/
Maqwayi7743/
Magwiya7725/
Magwiji7721/
Magwaye7720/
Mangwah7718/
Magweya776/
Mang'wa776/
Magweja775/
Mangwua775/
Meakwai775/
Magwija774/
Makwaai774/
Maghwie773/
Mogwayi772/
Maghwat771/
Maangwi771/
Mahgbai771/
Magweyi771/
Magbaji771/
Maekwai771/
Magweji771/
Magwuie771/
Maguaji771/
Makwait771/
Mahngwa771/
Mangwha771/
Mangwii771/
Mangwaa771/
Maakgwa771/
Macwayi771/
Magwayo771/
Magquwa771/
Magwich770/
Makwa733,067/
Magba732,131/
Magwe731,390/
Magui731,365/
Magua731,067/
Mogwa73667/
Megwa73470/
Makwi73347/
Magbi73264/
Magva7311/
Macwa7311/
Macwi738/
Maqwa737/
Magvi735/
Magüi732/
Megwi732/
Mangwiyo71366/
Mangweha71171/
Mongwayi7151/
Mahagway7150/
Maungwah7131/
M'Mangwa7121/
Mangguai7114/
Meangwua718/
Mangweya717/
Mhangwah716/
Mangweyi714/
MacWaits712/
Madkwaai712/
Mangwaha712/
Maigwajo711/
Maikwayi711/
Magwijya711/
Magwooha711/
Makwaiyi711/
Mangwayo711/
Manggwei711/
Mangwajo711/
Mangwawe711/
Magbaiyi711/
Magwauya711/
Maigwaju711/
Mougwayi711/
Maigua676,851/
Maygua67928/
Mmegwa67485/
Mokwai67469/
Maqway67446/
Makwea67416/
Makgwe67312/
Meghwa67166/
Mokgwa67161/
Mekwai67141/
Magvas67114/
Makwiz6796/
Makwah6777/
MacWay6770/
Mogbai6758/
MacWha6748/
Magbei6745/
Mekgwa6744/
Magvay6743/
Magbay6742/
Mmakwa6742/
Maghui6731/
Maekwa6728/
Megwei6727/
Magbau6727/
Makwau6726/
Maghua6724/
Magwee6722/
Makwei6721/
Maukwa6719/
Maikwa6718/
Mancwi6717/
Muigwa6716/
Megwah6715/
Maigui6713/
Macwis6713/
Mogwei6713/
Makway6711/
Mhakwa6711/
Meagui6711/
Mougwa6711/
Mankwi6711/
Maagbi6710/
Maguea678/
Maghvi677/
Maakwa677/
Maigwe677/
Maugua676/
Maugba676/
Maguei676/
Magwey675/
Magvat675/
Makkwi675/
Maghbi675/
Maguay674/
Maagwe674/
Maagba674/
Maguah673/
Maggui673/
Maquai672/
Mahgba672/
Maagua672/
Magweh672/
Mahgwe672/
Mogwas672/
Maguiy671/
Makwaj671/
Mhakwi671/
Meugwa671/
Meakwa671/
Mogway671/
Maegua671/
Maggwe671/
Magbii671/
Maguoi671/
Magvaa671/
Magvaš671/
Makwie671/
Makwih671/
Mahgui671/
Maygba671/
Maîgua671/
Moghwa671/
Megwie671/
'Makwa671/
Mmagwe671/
Magvaz671/
Mangwayah671/
Mgocwa671/
Mgogwa671/
Maagui671/
Magcwe671/
Maiqwa671/
Makwis671/
Makwui671/
Makqwa671/
Moqwai671/
Magwer671/
Maguap671/
Maqwat671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magwai
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