Thokwana Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thokwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thokwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
Botswana331:66,27111,607

Thokwana (47) may also be a first name.

Thokwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thokwana is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thokwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thokwana is the 1,121,821st most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thokwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 47 people.

The surname Thokwana is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 296,053. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 69 percent live, Free State, where 11 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 15 percent live.

Thokwana Last Name Statistics demography

Thokwana earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.86% less than the national average, earning R 178,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tokwana93695/
Thakwana8822/
Thogwana8820/
Thekwana8817/
Takwana80710/
Tekwana8080/
Togwana806/
Thongwanna781/
Thagwana75767/
Takwaana752/
Thegwana752/
Taekwana751/
Tankwana751/
Takwuana751/
Takwatna751/
Thancwana711/
Tagwana6738/
Taqwana6726/
Takuana6722/
Takwena6722/
Tekwano6720/
Togbana679/
Tegwana673/
Thongvanna671/
Takwano671/

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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 Thokwana
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