Mvakali Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mvakali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvakali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2561:211,63222,369
Swaziland1771:7,334424

Mvakali Last Name Facts

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

Mvakali is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mvakali click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvakali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 685,266th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. Mvakali occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvakali reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 211,632. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 48 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 43 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 41 percent live.

Mvakali Last Name Statistics demography

Mvakali earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.35% more than the national average, earning R 283,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvakhali935/
Mwakali86165/
Muakali8627/
Mvakale868/
Mvakala867/
Mvakeli861/
Mwakauli80170/
Mwaikali8010/
Mwakalia801/
Mwakale71719/
Mwakala71204/
Mwakoli71123/
Muakala7128/
Mvakele7120/
Nwakali7111/
Muakale714/
Muakaly714/
Mvokala712/
Mbokali711/
Mwekali711/
Muakoli711/
Mbakoli711/
Mwakaila67247/
Muakalla67127/
Muakalay6721/
Muakaila671/
Nwakaloi671/
Mwakaule671/

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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 Mvakali
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