Swayi Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

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

Swayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1601:338,61131,451
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
India91:85,229,487684,495
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Swayi (47) may also be a first name.

Swayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swayi occurs most in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Swayi reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Swayi is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 47 people.

The surname Swayi is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 338,611. In South Africa Swayi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Free State, where 4 percent are found. Not including South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Swayi Last Name Statistics demography

Swayi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.18% less than the national average, earning R 149,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwayi918/
Swayih911/
Swai8949,507/
Sway893,856/
Xwayi80874/
Swaji80806/
Zwayi80622/
Shway80444/
Swaya80437/
Shwai80121/
Swaye8080/
Swaia8034/
Swayu8034/
Swaai8029/
Swaii8022/
Svayi8017/
Swayo8017/
Swaio8014/
Sbayi8013/
Swaay8012/
Swaij8011/
Sweyi8010/
Swaie807/
Swaih806/
Swaiz805/
Swahy804/
Swaiy803/
Szway803/
Swhai802/
Swgai801/
Sxway801/
Swaiu801/
Shwayish771/
Shwaye732,006/
Swaich73198/
Chwayi7399/
Swaiss7367/
Schwai7364/
Szwaya7351/
Swayah7348/
Schway7345/
Swaaij7315/
Xhwayi7315/
Swaies737/
Swayeh735/
Shwaya735/
Sbhayi734/
Sweyid733/
Szwaia733/
Svahyi733/
Suhayi732/
Sbayhi732/
Swaaya732/
Shwayo732/
S'Waid731/
Sweyih731/
Swahay731/
Swaiio731/
Swaitz731/
Swayez731/
Swaaye731/
Shwaiy731/
Szwaid731/
Swahia731/
Swaiee731/
Shweyi731/
Shwyia731/
S'Ways731/
Sweiyi731/
Shuayi731/
Shhwai731/
Swayed731/
Swaits730/
Swayes730/
Swaizt730/
Sbai6740,523/
Svay6718,571/
Suay672,889/
Sbay67766/
Svai67576/
Swei67261/
Schwait6766/
Swea6753/
Schwaid6732/
Swaitch6717/
Schwaiz6716/
Swoy6713/
Schwaia6710/
Schwaya678/
Swoi677/
Swaj677/
Swey675/
Shvahyi674/
S'Weyid672/
Swaa672/
Swau672/
Swij672/
Swuy671/
Swahait671/
Swaijje671/
Shwayah671/
Shwayau671/
Shwwaye671/
Swoa671/
Schwaie670/

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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 Swayi
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