Mchwayi Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

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

Mchwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa621:873,83457,209

Mchwayi Last Name Facts

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

Mchwayi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchwayi? popularity and diffusion

Mchwayi is the 2,436,415th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Mchwayi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchwayi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa Mchwayi is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and North West, where 13 percent reside.

Mchwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mchwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.59% less than the national average, earning R 86,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mcwayi9211/
Mhwayi921/
Mkhwayi86222/
Mshwayi861/
Mchwaya861/
McWay83243/
Mtshwayi801/
Mhwaji77160/
Mxwayi773/
Mshwai772/
Mkhway771/
Mcwaya771/
Mzwayi771/
Mjwayi771/
McSwai771/
McSway770/
Mtswayi7129/
Mmxwayi711/
Mchweyu711/
Mshwaya711/
McUay672/
Mswai672/
McWoy670/

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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 Mchwayi
  • 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