Mvayo Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

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

Mvayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411

Mvayo Last Name Facts

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

Mvayo is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvayo? popularity and diffusion

Mvayo is the 1,775,494th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Mvayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvayo are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa Mvayo is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, North West, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 36 percent live.

Mvayo Last Name Statistics demography

Mvayo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.29% less than the national average, earning R 213,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvay895/
Mbayo80153,090/
Mvuyo80313/
Mwayo80132/
Mvaya8093/
Mveyo8045/
Mvayi8022/
Mviyo8012/
Muayo806/
Mvoyo805/
Nvayo804/
Mvaye801/
Mbayoh73144/
M'Bayo7349/
Mbaiyo7338/
Mbayou7334/
Mbayoe7327/
Mbayio734/
Mmbayo732/
Mbayoo732/
M'Voyo731/
Mbaïyo731/
Mbhayo731/
Mbay674,837/
Mvou672,146/
Muay671,618/
Mvoe671,029/
Mvoa67556/
Mvoi67497/
Mvey67262/
Mway67245/
Mvaa67199/
Nvay67124/
Mbayowa6742/
Mvae678/
Mvoj673/
Mvye672/
Mbayova672/
Mvoy671/
Mwayowa671/
Mvea671/
Mvau671/
Mvaj671/
Mvai671/

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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 Mvayo
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