Mecwi Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

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

Mecwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mecwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7141:75,8799,430
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mecwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mecwi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 469,804th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,192,372 people. The surname Mecwi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mecwi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 714 people, or 1 in 75,879. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Northern Cape, where 70 percent are found, North West, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Not including South Africa Mecwi exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Mecwi Last Name Statistics demography

Mecwi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.53% less than the national average, earning R 110,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mecwiz911/
Mekwi80467/
Micwi803/
Mecwe802/
Megwi802/
Mecwa801/
Metswi73429/
Megwai73168/
Mekwai73141/
Megwei7327/
Mekkwi7318/
Mecqui738/
Mekwii732/
Meicui732/
Miekwi731/
Megwie731/
Michwi731/
Meakwai675/
Metshwi672/
Mieczwa672/
Meckuis671/
Mekwhai671/
Metchui671/
Meckway670/

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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 Mecwi
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