Mogwasi Surname

233,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,725 people bear this surname

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

Mogwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mogwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2671:42,7615,465
Kenya4251:108,6599,323
Botswana331:66,27111,607

Mogwasi (70) may also be a first name.

Mogwasi Last Name Facts

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

Mogwasi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mogwasi? popularity and diffusion

Mogwasi is the 233,723rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,224,664 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mogwasi live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 70 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,267 people, or 1 in 42,761. In South Africa Mogwasi is mostly found in: North West, where 83 percent are found, Gauteng, where 10 percent are found and Free State, where 3 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Mogwasi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mogwasi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.66% less than the national average, earning R 72,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokgwasi9397/
Moghwasi934/
Mogwashi933/
Mogwaasi931/
Mogwasie931/
Mogwase86637/
Mogwasa86228/
Magwasi8635/
Mugwasi864/
Mokwasi863/
Mogwazi861/
Moqwasi861/
Mokgwasa80209/
Mugwashi8024/
Mokwaisi8017/
Mokgwase8016/
Mokgwesi804/
Magwashi802/
Makgwasi801/
Mekgwasi801/
Mougwassa751/
Mungwasai751/
Mukwasi711,333/
Makwasi711,215/
Magwasa71164/
Magvasi7149/
Mokwesi7132/
Mogwezi7121/
Magwazi7113/
Mogwaza715/
Mokuasi714/
Mokwase712/
Mokgweitsi712/
Mogbase711/
Mocwase711/
Mokwazi711/
Mugwasa711/
Mogwage711/
Maguasi711/
Magwase711/
Magwaji711/
McWashi711/
Mokwasa711/
Mukwashi671,529/
Makwashi67338/
Magwasha6767/
Magwashe6721/
Mokwaise6717/
Makwassi6711/
Mukwatsi6710/
Magwasza671/
Magwaiji671/
Mekwasie671/
Mokwaisa671/
Maguasai671/
Magweshi671/
Mokwachi671/
Mugwasha671/
Mokgwaza671/
Moqwaisa671/

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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 Mogwasi
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