Mgwayi Surname
Approximately 530 people bear this surname
Mgwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 529 | 1:102,415 | 12,393 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mgwayi Demographics
Average Mgwayi Salary in
South Africa
R 106,236
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mgwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgwayi is most common in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 589,215th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 102,415. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Mgwayi Last Name Statistics demography
Mgwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.3% less than the national average, earning R 106,236 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mngwayi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgcwayi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgwai | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mengwayi | 86 | 19 | / |
| Mkwayi | 83 | 1,413 | / |
| Mghwai | 83 | 522 | / |
| Mqwayi | 83 | 134 | / |
| Mcwayi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mghway | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mgwaya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mgwaji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mgwoyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgwayo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mngwaya | 77 | 238 | / |
| Mghwayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgwayah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mengway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mnkwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkwai | 73 | 982 | / |
| McWay | 73 | 243 | / |
| Mkway | 73 | 192 | / |
| Mgbai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mguai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mguay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mingkway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwayu | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Mkwaya | 67 | 831 | / |
| Mgbaji | 67 | 244 | / |
| Mgwiji | 67 | 136 | / |
| McWaid | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mgbaya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mqwayo | 67 | 30 | / |
| McGuay | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mkwaai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mgweji | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mkwaye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mgwaja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mgboyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkwayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgweya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgbeyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgbaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mqwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| McKway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkwaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mghwae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkweyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgweja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgwija | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Gbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCway | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcqway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguaid | 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
- 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 Mgwayi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis