Thwana Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432

Thwana (60) may also be a first name.

Thwana Last Name Facts

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

Thwana is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Thwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 60 people.

The last name Thwana is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent live, Western Cape, where 21 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live.

Thwana Last Name Statistics demography

Thwana earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning R 238,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twana911,072/
Twanna83156/
Thuana8339/
Twanai8316/
Twaina836/
Dhwana834/
Thwena831/
Twauna831/
Thuamna7756/
Thuaina771/
Twainga771/
Twannah771/
Tuana73654/
Dwana73241/
Twena73167/
Twano7341/
Twona738/
Thwainey719/
Thuahnai717/
Thuamnai714/
Tuhainay711/
Tehewona711/
Dwanah67159/
Tuanga6790/
Tuanas6746/
Tweena6735/
Tuaana6729/
Tuanau6727/
Dwanna6719/
Tuaina6711/
Dwanai6710/
Tuanai675/
Tuanoa674/
Twaney672/
Dwayna672/
Thuano671/
Dwanat671/
Tuanay671/
Twanoh671/
Twonay670/

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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 Thwana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis