Magwayi Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

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

Magwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3551:152,61317,281
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Magwayi (44) may also be a first name.

Magwayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magwayi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Magwayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 712,393rd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most common given name in the world, held by 44 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 152,613. In South Africa Magwayi is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Western Cape, where 17 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Magwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Magwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.48% less than the national average, earning R 98,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magqwayi9311/
Mangwayi935/
Makgwayi931/
Magwai922,223/
Magway92134/
Magwaya862,216/
Maghway86497/
Makwayi8686/
Maqwayi8643/
Magwaye8620/
Makgwai8611/
Mogwayi862/
Magweyi861/
Magwaji861/
Macwayi861/
Magwayo861/
Mongwayi8051/
Mahagway8050/
Mangwaji806/
Mangweyi804/
Maikwayi801/
Makwaiyi801/
Mangwayo801/
Magbaiyi801/
Magwauya801/
Mougwayi801/
Maungwai801/
Maqway77446/
Megwai77168/
Makwai77153/
Mogwai77140/
MacWay7770/
Magvay7743/
Magbay7742/
Magbai7736/
Maguai7715/
Magwoi7715/
Makway7711/
Magwey775/
Maguay774/
Magwei772/
Maqwai772/
Mogway771/
Magwau771/
Mangwayah751/
Makwaya717,248/
Magwaja71459/
Makwaia71244/
Makwayo71161/
Mangwea71111/
Maguayo71101/
Mokwayi7199/
Maikwai7174/
Magbeyi7140/
Maigbay7129/
Mackway7126/
Magwiya7125/
Magbaya7122/
Magwiji7121/
Makweyi7111/
Magweye719/
Makwaye719/
Magweya716/
Mahgbay716/
Maghbay716/
Magweja715/
Meakwai715/
Magbayo715/
Magwija714/
Makwaai714/
Maghwie713/
Maguaya713/
Mayguay712/
Mancway711/
Mahgbai711/
Meagbay711/
Mogbayi711/
Magbaji711/
Maekwai711/
Magweji711/
Magwuie711/
Maguaji711/
Maiguay711/
Makwait711/
Makwayu711/
Maikway711/
Mogwaya711/
Mahaguay67717/
Mangwiyo67366/
Mangweha67171/
Mangguai6714/
Maikwaya6711/
Mangweya677/
MacWaits672/
Mankwaya672/
Madkwaai672/
Makwauya671/
Maigwajo671/
Magwijya671/
Magwooha671/
Maikwayo671/
Makwayaz671/
Manggwei671/
Mangwajo671/
Mangwawe671/
Maigwaju671/
Mahangwahay671/
Mongwaye671/
Mongwayo671/
Mangvhay671/

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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 Magwayi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis