Mowayi Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Congo

Mowayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Congo41:1,247,27420,238

Mowayi Last Name Facts

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

Mowayi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mowayi is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Mowayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mowayi are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa Mowayi is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 89 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Mowayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mowayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.09% less than the national average, earning R 59,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohwayi921/
Moway9140/
Mowai9130/
Muwayi831,084/
Mawayi83408/
Moiwai8341/
Mowayo8331/
Moweyi8321/
Mouwai8320/
Mowaya8315/
Mowaye8312/
Mewayi837/
Mohwai832/
Moewai832/
Mowaia832/
Mowaji831/
Mowahy831/
Mowuyi831/
Mowaid831/
Mooway831/
Mohway830/
Mosway830/
Mahwayi77982/
Moosway77223/
Muswayi77165/
Mawhayi77128/
Moswayo7721/
Moubayi779/
Muhwayi778/
Mowaish776/
Mhoowai775/
Mouwaid774/
Maswayi772/
Mouwgai771/
Mobhayi771/
Moswaya771/
Mosweyi771/
Mawai731,220/
Maway73594/
Mowei73321/
Muway73161/
Mobai73135/
Mobay73104/
Mowey7381/
Muwai7339/
Meway7321/
Mewai7320/
Movay738/
Mowoi734/
Mowaj732/
Movai732/
Mowoa732/
Mowea731/
Mowye731/
Mowoy730/
Mushwayi71109/
Mashwayi7168/
Mohwahyu7112/
Mahhwayi719/
Mahwhayi712/
Muwaya674,922/
Mawaya674,580/
Mahwai671,273/
Maweyi671,095/
Mawaji671,051/
Mawaii67393/
Mobaya67296/
Mobayo67188/
Mowuyo67150/
Mawaye67137/
Muboyi67100/
Mowiya6770/
Mavayi6769/
Moevai6768/
Mowaje6765/
Mobaye6762/
Mewaye6757/
Musway6756/
Mawoyi6755/
Mavoyi6754/
Muwaye6751/
Mobaji6741/
Mawayo6731/
Muwuyi6725/
Movais6719/
Mawaih6718/
Muwoyi6717/
Moibai6713/
Movaya6712/
Mewayo6712/
Muswai6711/
Mowoja678/
Mowaju678/
Mawaie677/
Moweya676/
Muwajy674/
Muwait674/
Mowoye674/
Mawahy674/
Meeway674/
Mahway673/
Moweye673/
Mawaia673/
Moowey672/
Movaji672/
Muwayo672/
Moibay672/
Mehway672/
Moubay672/
Mowawe672/
Mouwaj672/
Mauwai672/
Muvoyi672/
Mouwei672/
Mawaai671/
Mawaio671/
Mawajy671/
Maeway671/
Moweii671/
Muhwai671/
Muwayu671/
Mewaya671/
Mawhai671/
Mawhay671/
Mauway671/
Mawayé671/
Moubai671/
Mowoya671/
Mowoyo671/
Mewaio671/
Mobaih671/
Mobaii671/
Mobhay671/
Muwaia671/
Muweyi671/
Mavuyi671/
Mowajo671/
Mobaio671/
Maawai671/
Moweey670/

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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 Mowayi
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