Tandwa Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

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

Tandwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tandwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2131:254,35525,748
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Tandwa (17) may also be a first name.

Tandwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tandwa is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Tandwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tandwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,048,281st most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Tandwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tandwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tandwa is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 254,355. In South Africa Tandwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Tandwa occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Tandwa Last Name Statistics demography

Tandwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.27% less than the national average, earning R 122,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thandwa9266/
Tandwai921/
Taundwa921/
Taindwa921/
Tasindwa861/
Tandwe831,649/
Tondwa83216/
Tantwa8391/
Tandwi8334/
Tandua8333/
Tôndwa831/
Tandva831/
Taindua7731/
Tanduay774/
Tantwad772/
Thandwo771/
Tantua67510/
Tanduo67408/
Tondwe67257/
Tondua67104/
Tandui6715/
Tandby674/
Tantwe674/
Tandue672/
Tantwy671/
Tandbe671/

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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 Tandwa
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