Thongwane Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

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

Thongwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thongwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Thongwane (161) may also be a first name.

Thongwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thongwane is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thongwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. Thongwane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thongwane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thongwane is also the 722,635th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 161 people.

The last name Thongwane is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 479,449. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, Limpopo, where 32 percent reside and North West, where 30 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Thongwane Last Name Statistics demography

Thongwane earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.03% more than the national average, earning R 349,392 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 Thongwane
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