Thukwi Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thukwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thukwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Botswana551:39,7627,636

Thukwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thukwi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thukwi? popularity and diffusion

Thukwi is the 1,244,200th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thukwi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 413,570. In South Africa Thukwi is most common in: Northern Cape, where 95 percent reside, North West, where 2 percent reside and Western Cape, where 2 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 30 percent reside.

Thukwi Last Name Statistics demography

Thukwi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.25% less than the national average, earning R 61,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thukgwi92132/
Thukhwi9244/
Tukwi9136/
Thukwe8389/
Tukwai834/
Thugwi834/
Tukwei831/
Tukgwi831/
Thukgwe77154/
Theukui771/
Tounkwi771/
Tukwa73952/
Tukui7364/
Tukwe7331/
Tugwi7320/
Tokwi733/
Tikwi732/
Thukwaja711/
Taukwa6748/
Tokgwi6719/
Tungwi6716/
Toukwa6715/
Thugwe6710/
Toukui676/
Thikwe674/
Tuykwa674/
Teukwe673/
Tunkui672/
Tukgwe672/
Tukwaa671/
Tuukwa671/
Toukwe671/
Tukwet671/
Taukui671/

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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 Thukwi
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