Thukwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Thukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Thukwa (4) may also be a first name.
Thukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thukwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thukwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thukwa reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thukwa is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 4 people.
The last name Thukwa is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Thukwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found and Free State, where 50 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tukwa | 91 | 952 | / |
| Taukwa | 83 | 48 | / |
| Toukwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Tukwai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tuykwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tuukwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tukwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thookwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Teunkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tounkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thughwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tuckwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tuckway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tikwa | 73 | 223 | / |
| Tukua | 73 | 220 | / |
| Tokwa | 73 | 137 | / |
| Tugwa | 73 | 131 | / |
| Tykwa | 73 | 35 | / |
| Tukwo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Thungwha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Thunkuea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thunghwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tukwajje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thunngwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tougwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tukuae | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tugwah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Taugwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tudkua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Teugwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tughua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tukuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toukwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teuqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teukua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tukwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tunkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thungkuay | 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 Thukwa
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