Mgwai Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mgwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mgwai Demographics
Average Mgwai Salary in
South Africa
R 14,892
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mgwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgwai is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Mgwai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwai live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Mgwai is most common in: Gauteng, where 80 percent are found and Western Cape, where 20 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.
Mgwai Last Name Statistics demography
Mgwai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.73% less than the national average, earning R 14,892 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgwayi | 91 | 530 | / |
| Mghwai | 91 | 522 | / |
| Mgwaji | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mgwa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mgwi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mngwayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgcwayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkwai | 80 | 982 | / |
| Mgbai | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mgwas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mmgwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mguai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mghwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mengwayi | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mkwayi | 73 | 1,413 | / |
| Mgbaji | 73 | 244 | / |
| Mgwiji | 73 | 136 | / |
| Mqwayi | 73 | 134 | / |
| McWaid | 73 | 71 | / |
| Mcwayi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mkwaai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mgweji | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mgwaja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mghway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mgweya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mgwaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mnghwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mgweja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkwaji | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mghwae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mkwaiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgwoja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgwija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mnguai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mngwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| McWait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgwoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Gbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mguaid | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mgba | 67 | 2,000 | / |
| Mngwaya | 67 | 238 | / |
| Mgua | 67 | 190 | / |
| Mkwa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Mgbi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mqwa | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mgwe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mmingwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mngwaja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mqwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Minguai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmengwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Men'gwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mengway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mengwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mengw'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mghwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnkwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGuaid | 67 | 0 | / |
| McWaitt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Mgwai
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