Meyiwa Surname

98,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,808 people bear this surname

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

Meyiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,6771:11,5841,443
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Meyiwa (592) may also be a first name.

Meyiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meyiwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,592nd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,515,713 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meyiwa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Meyiwa is also the 343,796th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 592 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,677 people, or 1 in 11,584. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 82 percent reside, Gauteng, where 8 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Meyiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Meyiwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.31% less than the national average, earning R 125,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiwa91291/
Meywa919/
Muyiwa832,214/
Mayiwa83629/
Mmeywa8378/
Meiway8321/
Meiwai8320/
Mejiwa8319/
Meyawa8314/
Meyowa8314/
Meiawa8311/
Meyewa8311/
Moyiwa8310/
Meyiba836/
Meiwah834/
Meiiwa834/
Mmeiwa834/
Meihwa832/
Meywah832/
Meiwea831/
Meyiwe831/
Meyiwo831/
Meiywa831/
Meihuwa77186/
Mhejiwa772/
Muyiwai772/
Meyaway771/
Muyiwah771/
Muyiowa771/
Muyiewa771/
Meyiwou771/
Meyouwa771/
M'Meywa771/
Maiwa731,578/
Maywa73628/
Moiwa73173/
Muiwa73166/
Meyva73132/
Meawa7380/
Meiba7350/
Meuwa7322/
Miwea7321/
Meiva7313/
Meyua738/
Meyui734/
Meiua733/
Meiwo733/
Meyvi732/
Moywa732/
Meybi731/
Meywo731/
Mahayiwa713/
Mayowa674,303/
Mayuwa672,685/
Muyawa672,088/
Majiwa671,444/
Maiywa67995/
Mayawa67832/
Meyvis67707/
Meewah67704/
Mujiwa67602/
Meiwes67570/
Maiwat67540/
Mayiba67446/
Muyowa67373/
Miyawa67355/
Meaway67338/
Moyowa67237/
Mojiwa67218/
Mojewa67213/
Maiwai67210/
Miyowa67199/
Mgejwa67163/
Meyaba6796/
Mayewa6795/
Moyawa6790/
Meyhui6786/
Mejiba6783/
Meyevi6758/
Mujewa6755/
Meyabe6754/
Maiway6750/
Moyiba6749/
Meihua6747/
Maywah6745/
Meywes6745/
Maiawa6744/
Moiwai6741/
Muyiba6734/
Meyibo6726/
Mieway6721/
Moyewa6720/
Mejiva6719/
Meibai6719/
Meewua6719/
Moiwah6718/
Maihwa6716/
Maiwah6715/
Mejowa6715/
Meybah6715/
Meyebi6711/
Meyawi679/
Meyeba679/
Meyibe678/
Meyoba677/
Muyewa675/
Meyabo675/
Mayiwo674/
Mayway674/
Meeway674/
Moiwad674/
Meyeva673/
Meyawo673/
Mayiva673/
Mayiwe673/
Meyabi672/
Mgoywa672/
Maiuwa672/
Miewah672/
Meivad672/
Mawewa672/
Maiwua672/
Meiwei672/
Meivas671/
Maywad671/
Meyvat671/
Mhaiwa671/
Mheiba671/
Muiawa671/
Majewa671/
Maiewa671/
Meyhua671/
Mauywa671/
Maaiwa671/
Maiowa671/
Maiiwa671/
Mahywa671/
Moyiwo671/
Meyuay671/
Muiiwa671/
Muiwah671/
Moejwa671/
Meiwou671/
Mehawa671/
Muyiwo671/
Mejwaz671/
Mijiwa671/
Maywau671/
Meiybi671/
Meiywo671/
Myoywa671/
Muiw'a671/
Moiewa671/
Meawat671/
Meewwa671/
Maywaa671/
Maywat671/
Maewah671/
Meiwez670/

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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
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  • 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 Meyiwa
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