Thuweni Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Thuweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thuweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Thuweni (10) may also be a first name.

Thuweni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thuweni is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thuweni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thuweni is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thuweni are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name in the world, held by 10 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 82 percent are found, Pemba North Region, where 9 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 9 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuweni92101/
Thubeni86225/
Thoweni863/
Thuwani862/
Thiweni862/
Tuwenoi861/
Thuwaini8060/
Tuwini7719/
Tuwene771/
Tuveni771/
Thiwani71404/
Tuvenie7167/
Thuveny7128/
Thuvani7120/
Tujwani7116/
Tuhwene714/
Tuwaini714/
Thiveni714/
Tuvengi714/
Tuwahni713/
Thuwane712/
Towheni711/
Tuvenoi711/
Touwini711/
Tiwenai711/
Thowini711/
Tauwene711/
Thoweny711/
Taubeni711/
Tuwenje711/
Thouveny6747/
Theuveny6718/
Touwajni674/
Thowaini672/
Theuwane671/
Thuwainy671/

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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 Thuweni
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