Mgwe Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Mgwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mgwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgwe is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mgwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mgwe live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mgwe is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 30 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Mgwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mgwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.92% less than the national average, earning R 95,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGwe890/
Mgw8610/
Mngcwe801/
Mgquwe801/
Mmngwe801/
McGwet800/
Mgbe753,193/
Mkwe75256/
Mgwa756/
Mghw753/
Mcgw752/
Hmgw751/
Mgwy751/
Mgwj751/
Mgwd751/
Mgve751/
Mhgw751/
Mmgw751/
Mgwi751/
Mgue751/
Mengweh737/
Mingweh731/
Mkweu672,015/
McGue67573/
McWee67175/
Mgbea6767/
M'Gbe6731/
Mgbee6717/
Mgbei678/
Mgwai676/
Mcweu676/
McWes674/
McCwe673/
Mgeew672/
Mghwa671/
Mhgwy671/
Mguee671/
Mngue671/
Mgoue671/
Mkwet671/
Mgqwi671/
Mguea671/
Mmgwa671/
McWie670/

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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 Mgwe
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