Mqwayi Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

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

Mqwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mqwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mqwayi (14) may also be a first name.

Mqwayi Last Name Facts

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

Mqwayi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqwayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mqwayi is the 1,544,715th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Mqwayi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mqwayi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mqwayi is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

Mqwayi is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa Mqwayi is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 22 percent reside and Western Cape, where 20 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Mqwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mqwayi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.1% less than the national average, earning R 156,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mqhwayi9255/
Mkwayi831,413/
Mgwayi83530/
Mqwayo8330/
Mcwayi8311/
Mqwaya832/
Mcqway831/
Mkhwayi77222/
Mqhwayo7718/
Mnkwayi771/
Mgcwayi771/
Mngwayi771/
Mkwai73982/
McWay73243/
Mkway73192/
Mgwai736/
Mquay732/
Mengwayi7119/
Mkwayu671,114/
Mkwaya67831/
Mghwai67522/
McWaid6771/
Mkwaai6711/
Mkwaye678/
Mghway676/
Mkwayo674/
Mgwaya673/
McKway672/
Mkwaji672/
Mgwaji672/
Mkweyi672/
Mgwoyi671/
Mkwaiy671/
Mquaie671/
Mkhway671/
McCway671/
McWait671/
Mgwaye671/
Mgwayo671/
Mcwaya671/

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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 Mqwayi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis