Thwalani Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thwalani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thwalani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Lesotho71:290,36515,938

Thwalani Last Name Facts

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

Thwalani has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thwalani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thwalani is the 3,017,195th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thwalani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa Thwalani is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 57 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 26 percent are found and North West, where 14 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 17 percent are found.

Thwalani Last Name Statistics demography

Thwalani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.35% less than the national average, earning R 77,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twalani9347/
Thwahalani891/
Twailani881/
Twaelani881/
Thwahlane8228/
Twalana8021/
Twalane8017/
Tualani8012/
Dwalani803/
Tualangi75179/
Duhalani7514/
Dwalane675/
Dwalana672/
Dualangi632/
Dualana533/
Tualonyo501/

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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
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  • 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 Thwalani
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