Mongwai Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

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

Mongwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mongwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4051:133,77215,565
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mongwai (34) may also be a first name.

Mongwai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mongwai occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mongwai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 712,393rd most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. Mongwai is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mongwai live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name globally, held by 34 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 133,772. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 41 percent are found and North West, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mongwai Last Name Statistics demography

Mongwai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.11% less than the national average, earning R 116,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mongwayi9351/
Mongwa92976/
Mongwi9217/
Mangwai86113/
Mongbai8675/
Moongwa8660/
Monguai8627/
Mmongwa8622/
Mhongwa8620/
Moengwa866/
Moungwa865/
Mungwai864/
Mgongwa863/
Mongwae863/
Mongwah861/
Mongwea861/
Monngwa861/
Mongwei861/
Mangwaji806/
Mangwayi805/
Mungwayi804/
Monengwa804/
Mounghwa801/
Mong'hwa801/
Mongweya801/
Mongbayi801/
Moengqwa801/
Mongwaye801/
Mongwayo801/
Maungwai801/
Mongwe7710,064/
Mongui772,869/
Mangwa772,526/
Mangwi771,814/
Mungwa771,580/
Mongua771,519/
Mongba77642/
Mungwi7766/
Monkwa776/
Mongbi775/
Munghwayi751/
Mosinngwa751/
Mhangwa714,704/
Maungwa71536/
Muungwa71256/
Moungui71236/
Mangbai71234/
Mangwea71111/
Mgongwe7182/
Monggui7181/
Mongbay7165/
Mhongwe7157/
Manguai7132/
Moongwe7130/
Moengwe7128/
Mangwau7127/
Mongboi7127/
Monguei7124/
Mangwei7122/
Mhungwa7118/
Mangwah7118/
Monkgwe7118/
Mungwah7116/
Monguea7112/
Moungwe7112/
Maangwa717/
Mang'wa716/
Mangwua715/
Mongwet714/
Mongbau714/
Mmangwa714/
Mangwaz714/
Mungwaa714/
Monghwe714/
Mangway713/
Muingwa712/
Mangwad712/
Mongbei712/
Monguas712/
Mungway712/
Maangwi711/
Mhengwa711/
Mungwau711/
Muongwe711/
Mongvah711/
Mongvei711/
Meungwa711/
Mahngwa711/
Mangwha711/
Mangwii711/
Monqkwa711/
Mongwed711/
Mongwee711/
Mongwes711/
Monghua711/
Monguah711/
Mojngua711/
Mungwat711/
Muongua711/
Mankwai711/
Mangwaa711/
Mutngwa711/
Munguai711/
Mongkwe711/
Moungua711/
Mangwaya671,531/
Mangwiyo67366/
Mangweha67171/
Mongbaya67137/
Mahangwa67115/
Mangweji6755/
Mungwaya6750/
Mangbayi6748/
Musingwi6741/
Motengua6741/
Mungguai6732/
Maungwah6731/
Mungwiji6728/
Mangkwat6728/
Mahungwa6723/
Mungweji6721/
M'Mangwa6721/
Muningwi6718/
Mangguai6714/
Masingwa678/
Mangweya677/
Musengwi677/
Mhangwah676/
Mongbaye676/
Mosengua674/
Manguait674/
Mangweyi674/
Munengwi672/
Mhung'wa672/
Mungbayi672/
Motengwe672/
Mangwaha672/
Masengwi671/
Mhongweh671/
Munghwea671/
Mungwayo671/
Matingwi671/
Mangwach671/
Mangwayo671/
Monguiya671/
Monkweyi671/
Mongboyi671/
Mongouha671/
Mungwayu671/
Manggwei671/
Mangwajo671/
Mangwawe671/
Mangwaye671/
Maningwa671/
Mung'waa671/
Mongueia671/
Motingua671/
Meungkwa671/

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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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  • 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 Mongwai
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