Thebwe Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Thebwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thebwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Thebwe Last Name Facts

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

Thebwe is most common in Malawi. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Thebwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Thebwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thebwe is the 1,727,723rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Thebwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thebwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Not including Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tebwe91332/
Tuheebwe8627/
Teibwe839/
Thebue832/
Thepwe831/
Theebw831/
Thebwa831/
Tesbwe831/
Thepwet7747/
Tahabwe772/
Thepwee771/
Theboue771/
Thiebue771/
Tebbe734,635/
Tebwa73366/
Tabwe73281/
Tebue7380/
Tobwe7329/
Tewve7315/
Tibwe732/
Tebwi731/
Tefwe731/
Tevbe731/
Teebw731/
Teibwa67172/
Tebbey67134/
Tebuie6773/
Thepwi6713/
Tobweu677/
Tebwai676/
Teebwa675/
Tiebwa675/
Tebway674/
Teubue672/
Teboue672/
Teabue671/
Tibwei671/
Tebueh671/
Thopwe671/
Thefue670/
Teebbe670/
Tebbee670/
Teibbe670/

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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 Thebwe
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