Sothenjwa Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Sothenjwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Sothenjwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
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Sothenjwa Demographics

Average Sothenjwa Salary in
South Africa

R 238,620

Per year
Rank:
58,703 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.85648E-5
Rank: 116,323 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
100.41%
Sample size: 3 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Sothenjwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sothenjwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sothenjwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sothenjwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sothenjwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Sothenjwa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 81 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 6 percent reside.

Sothenjwa Last Name Statistics demography

Sothenjwa earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning R 238,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sotenjwa94142/
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Shatenewa676/
Coteneva595/
Shateneva5674/
Sheteneva562/
Sutenyova562/
Shetaneva561/
Shatenyova5320/
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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 Sothenjwa
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