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

The surname Mohlwayo is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohlwayo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mohlwayo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa Mohlwayo is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 3 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Mohlwayo
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