Thandwa Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Thandwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thandwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678

Thandwa (296) may also be a first name.

Thandwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thandwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thandwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thandwa is the 2,352,516th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thandwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thandwa is also the 512,632nd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 296 people.

The surname Thandwa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 395,852. In Zimbabwe Thandwa is most common in: Matabeleland North Province, where 74 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 3 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 41 percent reside.

Thandwa Last Name Statistics demography

Thandwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86% less than the national average, earning R 33,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tandwa92239/
Tandwai861/
Taundwa861/
Taindwa861/
Thandwo861/
Tasindwa801/
Tondwa77216/
Tantwa7791/
Tandua7733/
Tandva771/
Tôndwa771/
Taindua7131/
Tanduay714/
Thontwa714/
Tantwad712/
Thamtwat671/
Tantua62510/
Tanduo62408/
Tondua62104/
Tantuas57166/
Tantwey574/
Tantuahs5316/

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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 Thandwa
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