Thokwe Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Thokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 197 | 1:275,014 | 27,210 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Thokwe (62) may also be a first name.
Thokwe Demographics
Average Thokwe Salary in
South Africa
R 129,660
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thokwe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thokwe? popularity and diffusion
Thokwe is the 1,118,459th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thokwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 62 people.
It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 275,014. In South Africa Thokwe is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 66 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and North West, where 15 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Thokwe Last Name Statistics demography
Thokwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.44% less than the national average, earning R 129,660 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thokgwe | 92 | 15 | / |
| Thokhwe | 92 | 11 | / |
| Thokwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tokwe | 91 | 5,001 | / |
| Tokhwe | 83 | 148 | / |
| Thekwe | 83 | 62 | / |
| Tonkwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Thogwe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tokgwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tokwet | 83 | 2 | / |
| Thakwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Toukwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tokwep | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tokwee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tokw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thakgwe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Toukwet | 77 | 18 | / |
| Thookwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Thongwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Thakwer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Thokgwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thekgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tounkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tockwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tokue | 73 | 2,816 | / |
| Tekwe | 73 | 783 | / |
| Takwe | 73 | 431 | / |
| Tokwa | 73 | 137 | / |
| Togwe | 73 | 83 | / |
| Tokwi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Toqwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokwé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thongkwi | 71 | 51 | / |
| Thongkue | 71 | 16 | / |
| Thonhkue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongkuea | 67 | 526 | / |
| Takgwe | 67 | 113 | / |
| Tankwe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Tekwie | 67 | 55 | / |
| Thakue | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tonkwi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tokgwi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tekwei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Toukwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tokhwi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Thaqwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Toikwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Takwey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Teukwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thookwaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tonkue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thecwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Togwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teghwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokuee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toghwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Thokwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis