Mgwathi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Mgwathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgwathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Mgwathi Last Name Facts

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

Mgwathi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgwathi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwathi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Mgwathi is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 77 percent live, Free State, where 8 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live.

Mgwathi Last Name Statistics demography

Mgwathi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.1% less than the national average, earning R 78,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgcwathi9310/
Mgqwathi939/
Mgwati9211/
Mngqwathi8823/
Mqwathi861,320/
Mngwati8611/
Mgqwati863/
Mkwathi863/
Mcwathi863/
Mncwathi809/
Mqcwathi807/
Mnqwathi807/
Mqwati77664/
Mkwati77339/
Mgwata7731/
Mcwati7726/
Mgbati7713/
Mncwati7183/
Mqwathe7124/
Mgqwate717/
Mquathi714/
Mgwatyo712/
Mcwathe712/
Mqcwati712/
Mnkwati711/
McWatie711/
Mgbatti711/
Mkgwate711/
McWatis710/
McWattie6763/
Mgqwethe671/
Mgwetieh671/
McGuatha671/

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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 Mgwathi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis