Tholwa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Tholwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tholwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Tholwa (10) may also be a first name.

Tholwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tholwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tholwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Tholwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tholwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Tholwa is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 100 percent are found.

Tholwa Last Name Statistics demography

Tholwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.55% less than the national average, earning R 160,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolwa9160/
Tolway8380/
Tolwaj8344/
Thalwa832/
Toolwa831/
Tolwai831/
Tholua831/
Tolwat831/
Tolwah831/
Toulwa831/
Thoulba771/
Tholuas770/
Tolba7348,369/
Talwa73259/
Tolva73158/
Tolwo7352/
Tolua7350/
Toulba671,604/
Tolvaj67833/
Tolvai67404/
Toluay67318/
Tolbaa67184/
Tolvay67151/
Tollba67129/
Talwai6769/
Thelva6757/
Tolvas6713/
Tolbay6710/
Tolbai678/
Toluea671/
Tallwa671/
Tolvaz671/
Talway671/
Talwoa671/
Tollva671/
Tolbha671/
Toluha671/
Tohlua671/

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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 Tholwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis