Thongwana Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

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

Thongwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thongwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1011:536,41342,583

Thongwana (52) may also be a first name.

Thongwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thongwana is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thongwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Thongwana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thongwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name globally, held by 52 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 536,413. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 39 percent are found, Limpopo, where 29 percent are found and North West, where 20 percent are found.

Thongwana Last Name Statistics demography

Thongwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.3% less than the national average, earning R 120,480 per year.

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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 Thongwana
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