Thenjwa Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thenjwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thenjwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Thenjwa (81) may also be a first name.

Thenjwa Last Name Facts

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

Thenjwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Thenjwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Thenjwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thenjwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thenjwa is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 81 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 918,266. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent are found, Gauteng, where 39 percent are found and North West, where 15 percent are found. Barring South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Thenjwa Last Name Statistics demography

Thenjwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.69% less than the national average, earning R 212,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenjwa9250/
Thenewa861/
Thinjwa861/
Tenywa7713,113/
Tenhwa7733/
Tenewa779/
Tenjua772/
Tonjwa771/
Teenywa7117/
Tengewa7113/
Tanhewa719/
Tenyhwa714/
Tenewaa714/
Ttenywa713/
Tenhywa712/
Tenywha712/
Tenewai711/
Teniwah711/
Tenyowa711/
Tenywah711/
Teanywa711/
Tienjva711/
Tinjwah711/
Thiniwa711/
Teheneva674/

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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 Thenjwa
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