Mayedwa Surname

326,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname

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

Mayedwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayedwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1361:47,6926,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mayedwa (317) may also be a first name.

Mayedwa Last Name Facts

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

Mayedwa is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayedwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,114th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,392,584 people. The surname Mayedwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mayedwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mayedwa is also the 493,198th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 317 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,136 people, or 1 in 47,692. In South Africa Mayedwa is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.

Mayedwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mayedwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.85% less than the national average, earning R 121,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maydewa861/
Mayedwe861/
Mayedva861/
Mayedua861/
Mayetwat804/
Maedua7711/
Maidwa774/
Maydba772/
Myetwa771/
Meadway71205/
Maydewi7110/
Maidewa716/
Mayatwa712/
Meyedwe711/
Maidwga711/
Mayidwe711/
Mayidua711/
Majidwa711/
Muyetwa711/
Maidwat710/
Mayotwat671/
Majdwahd671/

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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 Mayedwa
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