Thandiwe Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thandiwe Surname Definition:

Thandiwe is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: loved one.

Thandiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Thandiwe (91,834) may also be a first name.

Thandiwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thandiwe is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: loved one.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Thandiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thandiwe is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thandiwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Thandiwe? popularity and diffusion

Thandiwe is the 1,537,949th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Thandiwe reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 11,012th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 91,834 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 43,739. Excluding Botswana it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Thandiwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thandiwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.2% less than the national average, earning R 18,528 per year and in United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tandiwe93150/
Thandiwi881/
Tandiwa8057/
Thandave755/
Tandew712/
Taindouwe711/
Tandewa6722/
Tandave6710/
Tondiwi677/
Tandeew675/
Tondive674/
Tandeaw671/
Tandebe671/
Tandivi671/
Tandever637/
Tandheew635/
Tandibai634/
Tondieva631/
Tondewi532/
Tondeaw531/
Tondave531/
Tondibi531/
Tondjui531/
Thongyue5011/
Tondeeva502/
Tanduvay501/
Toundjui501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thandiwe
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