Tawanda Surname
Approximately 998 people bear this surname
Tawanda Surname Definition:
Tawanda is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: we have now increased (with the birth of this child).
Tawanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 837 | 1:18,445 | 2,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Tawanda (45,258) may also be a first name.
Tawanda Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tawanda is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: we have now increased (with the birth of this child).
Tawanda Demographics
Average Tawanda Salary in
United States
$34,100 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tawanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tawanda occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawanda? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 362,265th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,302,150 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Tawanda live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 20,104th most common first name worldwide It is held by 45,258 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 837 people, or 1 in 18,445. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 52 percent are found, Harare Province, where 15 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Tawanda Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Tawanda earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.98% more than the national average, earning R 294,624 per year and in United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwanda | 93 | 2 | / |
| Thawanda | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tawandad | 93 | 1 | / |
| Taywanda | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tawaunda | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tawaanda | 93 | 1 | / |
| Thawandai | 88 | 14 | / |
| Tabanda | 86 | 795 | / |
| Tawande | 86 | 88 | / |
| Tawandi | 86 | 74 | / |
| Towanda | 86 | 61 | / |
| Tawenda | 86 | 21 | / |
| Tawando | 86 | 9 | / |
| Tawonda | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tavanda | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tavanday | 80 | 128 | / |
| Tavaenda | 80 | 26 | / |
| Tawandeh | 80 | 19 | / |
| Thawandi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tabanday | 80 | 13 | / |
| Tawandee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tahwande | 80 | 4 | / |
| Touwanda | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tajwandi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Towainda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thowanda | 80 | 0 | / |
| Touwainda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tabande | 71 | 176 | / |
| Tabonda | 71 | 132 | / |
| Tavande | 71 | 115 | / |
| Tobanda | 71 | 96 | / |
| Tovanda | 71 | 67 | / |
| Tabandi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Tavandi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Tewonda | 71 | 10 | / |
| Towenda | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tawonde | 71 | 10 | / |
| Towande | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tawondi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tawendo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tawamde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tavonda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tavenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tavando | 71 | 1 | / |
| Towandy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Towonda | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thawondi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tavander | 67 | 20 | / |
| Touwandi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tabandiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thavande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tasvande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabandih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahbandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahvandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taibonda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohwande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towhande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavandeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tayvandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taybandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabandhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabaunde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabandoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavounda | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Tawanda
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