Mkwayo Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mkwayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mkwayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkwayo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwayo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwayo reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkway | 91 | 192 | / |
| Mkwayi | 83 | 1,413 | / |
| Mkwayu | 83 | 1,114 | / |
| Mkwaya | 83 | 831 | / |
| Mqwayo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Mkwaye | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mkwiyo | 83 | 4 | / |
| McKway | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mkwaiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgwayo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhwayi | 77 | 222 | / |
| Mqhwayo | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mkhwiyo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mnkwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mncwayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mghwayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkwai | 73 | 982 | / |
| McWay | 73 | 243 | / |
| Mkwae | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mkwoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mkwayaya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mingkway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwayi | 67 | 530 | / |
| Mkweha | 67 | 199 | / |
| Mqwayi | 67 | 134 | / |
| Mkweya | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mkwaju | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mkwawe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mcwayi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mkwaai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mghway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkweja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkweye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgwaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkwaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mqwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkweyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mcqway | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mkwayo
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