Tikiwa Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tikiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tikiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Tikiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tikiwa occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tikiwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 794,916th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tikiwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Tikiwa is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Beside Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Tikiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Tikiwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning R 210,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thikiwa92157/
Tikhiwa9211/
Tikhiwah861/
Tikiva832/
Tikuwa831/
Tekhiwa779/
Tikaiva777/
Tikieva773/
Tekeiwa771/
Tikaiwi771/
Tikiwei771/
Tikewad771/
Tekiwad771/
Tekaiwa771/
Ttikciva711/
Tickibai711/
Tikhieva711/
Tukuwa67352/
Ticiva6775/
Tikibi6724/
Tekewa6722/
Tikeva675/
Tekuwa673/
Tekiva673/
Tikuva671/
Tukiva671/
Tikewe671/
Tikibe671/
Tikebi671/

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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 Tikiwa
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