Thandeka Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thandeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thandeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
Lesotho331:61,5938,794
England51:11,143,612252,590
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Thandeka (59,378) may also be a first name.

Thandeka Last Name Facts

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

Thandeka occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thandeka? popularity and diffusion

Thandeka is the 1,206,588th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Thandeka are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 15,988th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 59,378 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 368,556. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 17 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Thandeka Last Name Statistics demography

Thandeka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.83% less than the national average, earning R 69,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thandekah941/
Tandeka932,300/
Thandaka8814/
Tandeeka883/
Ttandeka881/
Tandieka881/
Tahandika821/
Tandika801,263/
Tandaka80107/
Tandeko8070/
Tondeka8025/
Tandoka802/
Tandieko7528/
Tandejko7517/
Tandaika7513/
Tandakah755/
Thondaka753/
Tandikau752/
Tondekai752/
Tandakaa751/
Tasindika711/
Tandiko671,091/
Tandako67370/
Tandoko67232/
Tandica6788/
Tondoka675/
Tandeco672/
Tondeko671/
Tandokho6364/
Tandakoy6310/
Tandakey639/
Tandikoh631/
Tandytko631/
Tondytka631/
Tandakou631/
Tandacko631/
Tondikatt594/
Thondikoth561/
Thondikkot561/
Tandico53178/
Tondako53139/
Tondoko5323/
Tondiko531/
Tondyko531/
Thondikkoth531/
Tondaco531/
Tondytko5049/

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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 Thandeka
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