Mukwayi Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Mukwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 98 | 1:157,533 | 19,794 |
| Zambia | 71 | 1:223,238 | 14,032 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mukwayi (12) may also be a first name.
Mukwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mukwayi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukwayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,194,481st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukwayi are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 157,533. In Zimbabwe Mukwayi is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 62 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 10 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukhwayi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mukwai | 92 | 198 | / |
| Mukway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mukwaya | 86 | 13,091 | / |
| Mukweyi | 86 | 640 | / |
| Mukwayo | 86 | 253 | / |
| Mokwayi | 86 | 99 | / |
| Muckway | 86 | 41 | / |
| Mugwayi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mukwaai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mukwaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukhwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukwaji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukwayu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukwaaya | 80 | 82 | / |
| Mukhwaya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mungwayi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Munkwaya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mughwayi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mougwayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muukwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukhwaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muikwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukkwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokwai | 77 | 469 | / |
| Mukwey | 77 | 233 | / |
| Mukwei | 77 | 65 | / |
| Mugwai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mukwau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mukuay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munghwayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukwehaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukuaya | 71 | 239 | / |
| Mikwaya | 71 | 204 | / |
| Mukweji | 71 | 178 | / |
| Mukweya | 71 | 154 | / |
| Mughwai | 71 | 122 | / |
| Mukwiye | 71 | 90 | / |
| Mukweye | 71 | 60 | / |
| Mukueyi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mukweyo | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mukwiya | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mugwaji | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mugweyi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mokwaya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mokwaye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mughway | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mokwaai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mukweyu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Munkwey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mungwai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mugwayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mugwaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mogwayi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mungway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mukwajo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mukweua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukwaju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokweyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukwoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukuaij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukuaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokuayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukhweya | 67 | 367 | / |
| Mungwaya | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mukweyho | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mukhwiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maungwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwuyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokwueyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mungwayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokweyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mungwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mukwayi
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