Thokoana Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thokoana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thokoana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6971:2,916475
South Africa1351:401,31635,360

Thokoana (150) may also be a first name.

Thokoana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thokoana is most common in Lesotho. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Thokoana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thokoana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thokoana is the 417,776th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thokoana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 150 people.

The surname Thokoana is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 697 people, or 1 in 2,916. In Lesotho Thokoana is mostly concentrated in: Leribe District, where 27 percent are found, Berea District, where 22 percent are found and Maseru District, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Thokoana Last Name Statistics demography

Thokoana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.19% less than the national average, earning R 82,728 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thookoana9434/
Thokhoana942/
Thokoanea941/
Tokoana9366/
Thokaona881/
Thokgoano821/
Takouana7510/
Takoano6750/
Taekhoonah679/
Tahkouanou671/
Toscoano632/
Taakoano631/
Takouanou591/
Takaona53211/
Tecoanță504/
Tacauana501/
Tekouono501/

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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 Thokoana
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