Mgayo Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mgayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2951:52,3337,962
South Africa2861:189,43320,588
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Mgayo (71) may also be a first name.

Mgayo Last Name Facts

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

Mgayo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mgayo is the 475,239th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. The surname Mgayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgayo live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mgayo is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 71 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 52,333. In Zimbabwe Mgayo is mostly found in: Matabeleland North Province, where 67 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 24 percent are found and Harare Province, where 3 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 41 percent are found and Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.

Mgayo Last Name Statistics demography

Mgayo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.33% less than the national average, earning R 89,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgayoo911/
M'Gayo911/
Mngayo911/
Mayo89136,972/
Mgay895/
Mingayo839/
Mgaya8061,211/
Maiyo8026,041/
Mayou803,360/
Mayot802,203/
Mayoh801,360/
Mayos801,064/
Mgayi80952/
Mayyo80652/
Mayod80559/
Mauyo80388/
Mayoo80329/
Mayho80250/
Mayoz80199/
Mgayu8085/
Mgoyo8066/
Mahyo8046/
Mgajo8038/
Mayio8034/
Mgaye8017/
Mayop8014/
Mayuo809/
Mhayo802/
Mgiyo801/
Mggay801/
Mgajy801/
Hmayo801/
Majyo801/
Mgahy800/
May751,051,639/
Mayowa734,303/
Mingay731,327/
Mayoux73783/
Mayoud73561/
Mayosh73244/
Mayott73194/
Mayoss73193/
Mayhos73120/
Mngaya73115/
McGhay73104/
Mahayo7389/
Mengay7389/
D'mayo7382/
Mayová7373/
McGahy7328/
Mayhoe7326/
Mayout7324/
Mahyod7321/
Mayoeh7321/
Mayood7314/
Mayous7310/
Mayova7310/
Mahyoh738/
Mayoch737/
Mgayud737/
Mcgaye736/
Mayouh736/
Mayhoş732/
Mayohe732/
Mgajio732/
Mgayaâ731/
Mcgaya731/
Mayuot731/
Mghayi731/
Mayhoo730/
Moyo67577,233/
Maya67273,718/
Mays6767,434/
Maye6721,777/
Miyo6721,088/
Maio6720,282/
Mayi6715,444/
Mahy677,641/
Meyo676,329/
Majo675,401/
Mayu673,196/
McGahey672,685/
Mayz672,015/
Maay671,721/
Muyo671,010/
Mgoa67543/
Mayhood67311/
Mgoi67253/
Minghay67228/
Maiy67199/
Minggay67156/
Mayoush67153/
Mgau67134/
Mauy67132/
Mingaye6799/
Mgaa6785/
Mayd6744/
McGahay6731/
Mayí6731/
Myio6730/
Menggay6723/
Mingajo6722/
Mingaya6722/
Mgai6721/
Mhay6717/
Mayé6716/
Mayy6714/
Mgou6713/
Majy6712/
Hmay6710/
Myoy6710/
Myoa6710/
Mayt678/
Mgoy678/
Mayà678/
Mgoe677/
Mayp676/
Mayh676/
Mgae675/
McGhahy674/
McGauhy673/
Mayouch673/
Mgea673/
Mmay672/
Mayá672/
Myoj672/
Mayoosh671/
Mengaye671/
Mccgaye671/
Mayã671/
Mayj671/
Mayouss671/
Maïgaya671/
Mingiyo671/
Mingoyo671/
Mengajo671/
Menghay671/
Máyo671/
Mnggayi671/
Myjo671/
Mgoj671/
Mayhoos670/

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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 Mgayo
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