Mgwani Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mgwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mgwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgwani occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Mgwani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwani reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Barring South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgwanyi | 92 | 20 | / |
| Mngwangi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mngqwani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwangi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkwani | 83 | 353 | / |
| Mgwane | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mgwana | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mcwani | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mngqwangi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mngcwangi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mcgwane | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mgwange | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mnkwani | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mkgwana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mncwani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mcwangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkwanie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mqwangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mqwatni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkwangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mncwangi | 71 | 429 | / |
| Mengvani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Menguani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mqugwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwane | 67 | 838 | / |
| Mkwana | 67 | 268 | / |
| Mingguani | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mqwane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mgbany | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mgbane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgvana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mgwani
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