Mcwayi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Mcwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mcwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Mcwayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mcwayi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mcwayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mcwayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mcwayi is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mcwayi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Mcwayi is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 64 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside and Free State, where 9 percent reside.

Mcwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mcwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.3% less than the national average, earning R 51,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mchwayi9262/
Mgcwayi921/
McWay91243/
Mkwayi831,413/
Mgwayi83530/
Mqwayi83134/
McWaid8371/
Mxwayi833/
McKway832/
McSwai831/
Mcqway831/
McWait831/
McCway831/
Mcwaya831/
Mzwayi831/
Mjwayi831/
McSway830/
Mkhwayi77222/
Mqhwayi7755/
Mtswayi7729/
Mnkwayi771/
Mchwaya771/
Mshwayi771/
Mncwaye771/
Mncwayo771/
Mngwayi771/
Mmxwayi771/
McWaitt770/
Mkwai73982/
Mkway73192/
Mgwai736/
Mswai732/
McUay732/
McWoy730/
McWie730/
Mengwayi7119/
Mtshwayi711/
Mc'waids711/
Mkwayu671,114/
Mkwaya67831/
Mghwai67522/
Mswayo67261/
Mswaya67201/
Mxwayo67171/
McWhae6732/
Mqwayo6730/
McGuay6726/
Mcweha6717/
Mkwaai6711/
Mkwaye678/
Mghway676/
Mkwayo674/
Mgwaya673/
McWeis673/
Mgwaji672/
McWaha672/
Mkwaji672/
Mqwaya672/
Mkweyi672/
Mshwai672/
Mtswai671/
Mgwaye671/
Msweyi671/
Mgwoyi671/
Mkwaiy671/
Mkhway671/
Mxwaye671/
Mgwayo671/
McVaih670/
McVaay670/
McVaye670/
McWeea670/
McWeit670/
McCuay670/

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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 Mcwayi
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