Thweni Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

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

Thweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Thweni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thweni is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Thweni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thweni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Thweni live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 80 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Thweni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thweni surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thweni earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.85% less than the national average, earning R 28,872 per year and in United States they earn 63.79% more than the national average, earning $70,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tweni91330/
Thwani83494/
Tuheni8334/
Thweny8322/
Thwini832/
Thwena831/
Tweniy831/
Thwaini77162/
Twenish7711/
Tuhenai771/
Twene733,380/
Tueni731,119/
Dweni73192/
Twena73167/
Tweny73151/
Twini7368/
Tveni732/
Deheweni711/
Thwane671,192/
Tuhani6782/
Tweney6772/
Tweena6735/
Thuene6726/
Tuengi6723/
Thwany6718/
Twanai6716/
Toueni679/
Hdwani676/
Dtwani675/
Htwani674/
Twanyi674/
Dbheni673/
Thwine672/
Tuenyi672/
Thwiny672/
Dwenai671/
Twaini671/
Twanie671/
Tweene671/
Twenje671/
Twesne671/
Tuenis671/
Twanii671/
Twenyo671/
Twahni671/
Tweine671/
Twener670/

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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 Thweni
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