Thilani Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Thilani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Thilani (4,621) may also be a first name.
Thilani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thilani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thilani is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thilani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Thilani live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thilani is also the 100,926th most widely held first name in the world, held by 4,621 people.
Thilani is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 14 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 14 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Thilani
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