Mxwayi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Mxwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mxwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Mxwayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mxwayi occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mxwayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mxwayi is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mxwayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Mxwayi is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and Limpopo, where 33 percent reside.

Mxwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mxwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.07% less than the national average, earning R 37,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmxwayi921/
Mxwayo83171/
Mcwayi8311/
Mjwayi831/
Mzwayi831/
Mxwaye831/
Mchwayi7762/
Mshwayi771/
Mgcwayi771/
McWay73243/
Mswai732/
Mxvay731/
Mswayo67261/
Mswaya67201/
Mshwai672/
Mxweyo671/
Msweyi671/
Mqzwai671/
Mcwaya671/
McCway671/
McSwai671/
McSway670/

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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 Mxwayi
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