Mkwayi Surname

274,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mkwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9471:57,2107,261
Zambia3041:52,1384,872
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkwayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkwayi is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwayi? popularity and diffusion

Mkwayi is the 274,840th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,157,499 people. Mkwayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwayi reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mkwayi is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 947 people, or 1 in 57,210. In South Africa Mkwayi is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent live. Aside from South Africa Mkwayi is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Mkwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mkwayi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.95% less than the national average, earning R 164,088 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhwayi92222/
Mnkwayi921/
Mkwai91982/
Mkway91192/
Mkwayu831,114/
Mkwaya83831/
Mgwayi83530/
Mqwayi83134/
Mcwayi8311/
Mkwaai8311/
Mkwaye838/
Mkwayo834/
Mkwaji832/
McKway832/
Mkweyi832/
Mkwaiy831/
Mkhway831/
Mqhwayi7755/
Mngwayi771/
Mgcwayi771/
McWay73243/
Mkwae7315/
Mgwai736/
Mkwayaya7121/
Mengwayi7119/
Mingkway711/
Mghwai67522/
Mkweji67366/
Mkweha67199/
Mkweya67121/
McWaid6771/
Mkwiji6762/
Mqwayo6730/
Mkwaju6724/
Mkwawe6717/
Mghway676/
Mkweja675/
Mkwiyo674/
Mkweye674/
Mgwaya673/
Mgwaji672/
Mqwaya672/
Mcqway671/
McWait671/
Mgwaye671/
McCway671/
Mkwaja671/
Mkwaje671/
Mgwoyi671/
Mgwayo671/
Mcwaya671/

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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 Mkwayi
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