Thandiwe Forename
11,012th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 91,834 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Thandiwe Forename Definition:
Thandiwe is a given name of the Chewa tribe, meaning: loved one.
Read More About This ForenameThandiwe Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 100% | 58,151 | 1:938 | 96 |
| Malawi | 99% | 14,553 | 1:1,176 | 247 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 13,592 | 1:1,135 | 200 |
| Zambia | - | 2,994 | 1:5,296 | 726 |
| Swaziland | - | 1,076 | 1:1,208 | 293 |
| Lesotho | 98% | 695 | 1:2,935 | 444 |
| Botswana | 100% | 343 | 1:6,369 | 1,023 |
| England | 84% | 210 | 1:264,776 | 7,022 |
| United States | 84% | 99 | 1:3,661,990 | 50,281 |
| Namibia | - | 44 | 1:54,640 | 3,265 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 10 | 1:136,142 | 8,486 |
| Iceland | - | 9 | 1:40,669 | 2,415 |
| Canada | - | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malaysia | - | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
The alternate forms: Thandiwé (1) are calculated separately.
Thandiwe (135) may also be a surname.
Thandiwe Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Thandiwe is a given name of the Chewa tribe, meaning: loved one.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
User-submitted Reference
The name Thandiwe is of Nguni origin (Xhosa, Zulu, Swati, etc)., meaning 'loved one'. It comes from the past tense passive of ukuthanda, meaning 'to love'. It is characteristic of female Nguni names to use the passive of a verb, compare Thandiwe (female name) to Thandile (male name), which mean the same thing.
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Thandiwe Demographics
Average Thandiwe Salary in
United States
$36,709 USD
Per year
Rank:
299,644 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.91483E-5
Rank: 67,206 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
84.33%
Sample size: 43 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thandiwé | 96 | 1 | / |
| Thandiwee | 94 | 3 | / |
| Thandiswe | 94 | 2 | / |
| Thandiwei | 94 | 1 | / |
| 'Thandiwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thandiewe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thandiowe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thaandiwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thanndiwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thandhiwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thandiwer | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tthandiwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dthandiwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tandiwe | 93 | 12,771 | / |
| Thandiw | 93 | 4 | / |
| Thandiszwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thandewe | 88 | 9 | / |
| Thamdiwe | 88 | 6 | / |
| Thondiwe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Tandiswe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Thandive | 88 | 3 | / |
| Thanduwe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Thandiwi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Thandawe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tahndiwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Taandiwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Htandiwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tandiw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thondiswe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tandiwa | 80 | 81 | / |
| Tandewe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thandyw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tandiwai | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tandaiwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Thandebe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tandhiwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thandevi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thandibai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tandihwai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Thanwiwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tandew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thandiboy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tandouwed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taundewei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tandave | 67 | 8 | / |
| Thanawiwat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tandewi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tandewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tandevi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tandebi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thauaonwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tondive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanduvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tandiva | 67 | 1 | / |
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