Mgweya Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Mgweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkweya | 83 | 121 | / |
| Mgbeya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mgwaya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mgweja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mgweye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mngwaya | 77 | 238 | / |
| Mngweyu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mgwayah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgbea | 73 | 67 | / |
| Mgwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mguea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mengweha | 71 | 223 | / |
| Mengweiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaya | 67 | 831 | / |
| Mgwayi | 67 | 530 | / |
| Mghwai | 67 | 522 | / |
| Mkweha | 67 | 199 | / |
| Mgweje | 67 | 148 | / |
| McGuey | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mgbaya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mcweha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mgweji | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mghway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mgwaja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkweja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgbeye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgbeyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkweye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mqwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkweyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgbeja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgwejo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mghwae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgwaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mngweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Gbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgbiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgbawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGvey | 67 | 0 | / |
| McWeea | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGuea | 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 Mgweya
- 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