Thoko Surname
Approximately 717 people bear this surname
Thoko Surname Definition:
Thoko is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: thank you.
Thoko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 237 | 1:228,598 | 23,729 |
| Thailand | 212 | 1:333,200 | 57,566 |
| Lesotho | 154 | 1:13,198 | 2,920 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Thoko (65,268) may also be a first name.
Thoko Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Thoko is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: thank you.
Thoko Demographics
Average Thoko Salary in
South Africa
R 103,584
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thoko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thoko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thoko (Hindi: ठोको) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Thoko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thoko? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 468,873rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Thoko reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thoko is also the 14,758th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 65,268 people.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 228,598. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Free State, where 11 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 30 percent reside and Lesotho, where 21 percent reside.
Thoko Last Name Statistics demography
Thoko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.41% less than the national average, earning R 103,584 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thoko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thoko in the Hindi language | ||
| ठोको | thoko | - |
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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
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