Thikwe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Thikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thikwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thikwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thikwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thikwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Thikwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Thikwe reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Thikwe is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tikwe91166/
Thukwe8389/
Thigwe8375/
Thekwe8362/
Tiekwe8341/
Tikwet8314/
Tickwe831/
Tikweh831/
Thukgwe77154/
Thekhwe7731/
Tiehkwe771/
Thaikue771/
Thaigwe771/
Thekgwe771/
Tikue733,401/
Tekwe73783/
Tikwa73223/
Tigwe73150/
Tukwe7331/
Tikwi732/
Thaikuea71618/
Thaikuer7116/
Thaikhew712/
Thukwi67186/
Teikwa67137/
Tykwer6780/
Tekwie6755/
Taikwa6726/
Tuikhw6725/
Tuikue6724/
Tekwei6717/
Tigwey6716/
Tyokwe6710/
Thugwe6710/
Toikwa676/
Teukwe673/
Taikwy672/
Tukgwe672/
Tiegwe672/
Tekwet672/
Tigweh672/
Tiekue672/
Tukwei671/
Teghwe671/
Thecwe671/
Tikuhe671/
Tikhwi671/
Tiekwa671/
Tekwed671/
Teikew671/
Thique671/

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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 Thikwe
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