Magweye Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magweye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magweye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Magweye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magweye occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Magweye.

How Common Is The Last Name Magweye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magweye is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Magweye is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Magweye are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Magweye is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe Magweye is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 88 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magwey925/
Makweye8641/
Magwaye8620/
Magueye8614/
Magweya866/
Magweyi861/
Mangweya807/
Mangweyi804/
Maguey77609/
Makwee77138/
Magway77134/
Makwey7756/
Macwee776/
Maqwey774/
Magbey773/
Magwei772/
Makwayeye751/
Magwaya712,216/
Makweya712,024/
Maghway71497/
Magwayi71411/
Mangwea71111/
Mankwey7182/
Magueya7166/
Magbeyi7140/
Mokweye7136/
Magwiya7125/
Magbeje7117/
Mogueye7117/
Mogbeye7111/
Makweyi7111/
Makwaye719/
Makweyo719/
Makwiye718/
Magweja715/
Maghwie713/
Magueyo713/
Magbeya711/
Mogweya711/
Makweje711/
Magwayo711/
Magbowe711/
Makueye711/
Magwuie711/
Magweji711/
Magwoue711/
Maguiye711/
Magboye711/
Mangwiyo67366/
Mangweha67171/
McWey67122/
Mahagway6750/
Magqwayi6711/
Mangwayi675/
Mangwayo671/
Makgwowe671/
MacKwoey671/
Mougueye671/
Mokweuye671/
Makgwayi671/
Magweija671/
Magwijya671/
Magwouet671/
Mogwehya671/
Mongweya671/
Mokweyie671/
Manggwei671/
Mangwawe671/
Magwauya671/
Mongwaye671/
Mokwueye671/

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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 Magweye
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