Thethwayo Surname

132,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,417 people bear this surname

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

Thethwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thethwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,4151:15,8652,005
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Thethwayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thethwayo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thethwayo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,144th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,132,732 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thethwayo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Thethwayo is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,415 people, or 1 in 15,865. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 94 percent reside, Gauteng, where 3 percent reside and Limpopo, where 1 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 percent reside.

Thethwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Thethwayo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.06% less than the national average, earning R 128,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thetwayo9411/
Thethway942/
Tethwayo941/
Thethuayo899/
Thethwaya893/
Thehtwayo891/
Tetwayo88653/
Tetway802/
Tettway7519/
Thetwai751/
Thathwai713/
Theidway710/
Tatway675/
Teetheway672/
Totway670/
Tedway670/

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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 Thethwayo
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