Mohlwayo Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Mohlwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohlwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mohlwayo Last Name Facts

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

Mohlwayo is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohlwayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mohlwayo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mohlwayo is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa Mohlwayo is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Mohlwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Mohlwayo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.25% less than the national average, earning R 101,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohlwayi883/
Molway8684/
Mollway8040/
Mohlwai808/
Mohlwae803/
Malwayo801/
Machilwayo781/
Moulwaye751/
Malway7141/
Molvay7139/
Molbay7138/
Molwai712/
Molwae711/
Malwaya6738/
Moluoyo6725/
Malwayi6721/
Malweyo679/
Molwawe679/
Moulwou671/
Moulbay671/
Moluaye671/
Mallway670/

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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 Mohlwayo
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