Thokwane Surname

164,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thokwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thokwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5381:21,3472,707
Botswana941:23,2654,701
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thokwane (110) may also be a first name.

Thokwane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thokwane is most common in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thokwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thokwane is the 164,632nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,766,722 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thokwane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most widespread given name in the world, borne by 110 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,538 people, or 1 in 21,347. In South Africa Thokwane is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Thokwane Last Name Statistics demography

Thokwane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning R 157,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thonkwane941/
Tokwane93285/
Thokwan938/
Thekwane88314/
Thogwane8830/
Thokwani8815/
Thakwane888/
Thokhwan881/
Tokwan8619/
Thongkwan82274/
Tokwana80695/
Tekwane80315/
Takwane80173/
Tokwani8062/
Tohkwan8026/
Tokhwan8020/
Tokwain8018/
Thakwan808/
Tokkwan802/
Tokwene801/
Thakwani75432/
Tohkhwan7516/
Tongkwan7513/
Thagwane7511/
Tokwanit757/
Thegwane755/
Thekwani753/
Thokweni752/
Tekgwane751/
Takwan71496/
Tokuan7129/
Thongwhan7116/
Thonghwan7110/
Tokwon712/
Thongkwon711/
Tekwani671,383/
Takwana67710/
Takwani6763/
Tokweni6723/
Tegwane6711/
Togwana676/
Tokwong672/
Togwani671/
Togbane671/
Tokuani671/
Takwene671/
Taghwan671/
Taakwan671/
Tekwene671/
Toqwine671/

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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 Thokwane
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