Mqhayi Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

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

Mqhayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mqhayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8981:60,3327,619
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mqhayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mqhayi is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mqhayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqhayi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 393,206th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,106,280 people. The surname Mqhayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mqhayi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mqhayi is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 898 people, or 1 in 60,332. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Western Cape, where 16 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

Mqhayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mqhayi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.54% less than the national average, earning R 155,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mqayi91656/
Mqhai9113/
Mgqayi8310/
Mmqayi831/
Mqcayi831/
Mqhoyi831/
Mqhaya831/
Mcqayi831/
Mhqayi831/
Mqai80188/
Mqay802/
Mqukayi771/
Mkhayie771/
Mkayi7337/
Mqoyi7333/
Mcayi7314/
Mkhai7310/
Mqais732/
Mquay732/
Mqaia731/
Mqaya731/
Mqait731/
McQay731/
Mkhaya67796/
Mqhiya6724/
McQaid6715/
Mgqaha677/
Mgcayi676/
Mkhaye673/
Mqhawe672/
McChay672/
Mcahai672/
Mcheyi671/
Mkhayo671/
Mqhoya671/
Mcchai671/
Mqcoyi671/
Mkhaji671/
Mkhais671/
Mquaie671/
McQait671/
M'Khai671/
McAyie670/

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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 Mqhayi
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