Thwala Surname

12,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Thwala Surname User-submission:

The Thwala surname means 'to carry something' in Swati. The original ancestor of the Thwala was men named Malindzisa. The reason he is known as Thwala is because he was the men responsible for carrying (thwala) the kings muti (black magic for war) during marches to fight the enemy.

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Thwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa39,9071:1,358151
Swaziland5,5831:23354
Zimbabwe2971:51,9817,910
England601:928,63447,428
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Wales51:618,90625,852
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Thwala (46) may also be a first name.

Thwala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Thwala surname means 'to carry something' in Swati. The original ancestor of the Thwala was men named Malindzisa. The reason he is known as Thwala is because he was the men responsible for carrying (thwala) the kings muti (black magic for war) during marches to fight the enemy.

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Thwala Last Name Facts

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

Thwala occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Thwala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thwala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,229th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,694 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thwala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name globally It is held by 46 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 39,907 people, or 1 in 1,358. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 44 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 19 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 12 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Thwala Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thwala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.24% less than the national average, earning R 151,512 per year and in Canada they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $56,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwalha922/
Thwalla921/
Thwaala921/
Tthwala921/
Twala9130,324/
Ththwala861/
Twalla83310/
Thwalo83136/
Thuala83125/
Twaala8323/
Twalha8317/
Twalah839/
Twalaa839/
Twhala835/
Twaila834/
Twaula833/
Dhwala832/
Twalau832/
Twalai831/
Twalas831/
Twalay831/
Thwela831/
Twallah7797/
Twalaha774/
Touhala771/
Twaylla771/
Twallay771/
Tuala734,558/
Twalo731,490/
Dwala73649/
Twela7357/
Twola7328/
Dhwailea711/
Thuaylai711/
Thouhala711/
Tualla671,467/
Thuela67153/
Tuhola6756/
Twaelo6739/
Tuhela6734/
Tualai6727/
Tualau6714/
Twelah6712/
Twoola6711/
Thuola678/
Dhvala675/
Tuhalo674/
Tualya674/
Dhuala673/
Tualia673/
Twailo672/
Twaalo672/
Dwalla672/
Dwaula671/
Thwalooth671/
Thwolo671/
Tuahla671/
Twolay671/
Dwayla671/
Dwalia671/
Twhalo671/
Twalio671/
Twallo671/
Twaloo671/
Twalyo671/
Dwaala671/
Dwalai671/
Twaley670/

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