Mgwevu Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

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

Mgwevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgwevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5951:91,05511,157
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mgwevu Last Name Facts

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

Mgwevu is most common in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgwevu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,280th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The surname Mgwevu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwevu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 595 people, or 1 in 91,055. In South Africa Mgwevu is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 53 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 18 percent are found and Free State, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mgwevu Last Name Statistics demography

Mgwevu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.63% less than the national average, earning R 110,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgwevuj921/
Mkwevu8313/
Mqwevu838/
Mgbevu833/
Mcwevu832/
Mguevu831/
Mgvevu831/
Mgwavu831/
Mkwevhu771/
Mgbebu672,447/
Mkwewu67263/
Mgbewu671/
Mhkwebu621/
Mgbeebu621/
Mgbeibu621/
Mguebou621/

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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 Mgwevu
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