Thekiso Surname

59,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thekiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thekiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,5881:8,2241,051
Botswana1,0421:2,099212
Lesotho7281:2,792435
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thekiso (2,256) may also be a first name.

Thekiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thekiso occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Thekiso.

How Common Is The Last Name Thekiso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 59,978th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 866,843 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thekiso reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 157,192nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 2,256 people.

The last name Thekiso is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 6,588 people, or 1 in 8,224. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, North West, where 28 percent reside and Free State, where 26 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 12 percent reside and Lesotho, where 9 percent reside.

Thekiso Last Name Statistics demography

Thekiso earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.1% less than the national average, earning R 177,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thekisho931,023/
Tthekiso931/
Thekitso931/
Tekiso9286/
Tekisho867/
Tekisio865/
Thikiso865/
Thekisa864/
Taekiso863/
Thekeso861/
Thokiso861/
Thakiso861/
Tikiso771,013/
Tekisa7725/
Takiso773/
Tekeso773/
Tekaissou751/
Takaiso71114/
Tekitsa7136/
Thakisa7116/
Tekisha714/
Thecisa713/
Techiso713/
Thikizo712/
Tikisou712/
Tekissa711/
Thikisa711/
Thekesa711/
Tekesou711/
Taekisa711/
Thikusho67100/
Takissou679/
Teckissa671/
Tiekisah671/
Tichisso671/
Taqueiso671/
Thekesha671/
Tekeisha670/

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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 Thekiso
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