Tjiwa Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Tjiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Tjiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tjiwa is found most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tjiwa reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 76 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Tjiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Tjiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.74% less than the national average, earning R 45,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tijiwa919/
Jiwa894,499/
Tojuiwa831/
Djiwa803,243/
Tyiwa80352/
Jijwa80177/
Jaiwa8087/
Jiwai8083/
Tiewa8070/
Tiiwa8047/
Tsiwa8014/
Jiway8010/
Jiwua807/
Jeiwa807/
Tiywa804/
Tjiba802/
Jiwwa801/
Jiwaj801/
Jihwa801/
Tjiva801/
Jiwha801/
Tsiwah73349/
Jaiwai73218/
Tjivau73120/
Jaiway7348/
Tsajwa7327/
Tsaiwa7325/
Teaiwa7310/
Djiwat736/
Tiyowa736/
Tiewas736/
Tiiwai734/
Jiwwat734/
Jiwats733/
Jihway732/
Tsiwaa732/
Djuiwa732/
Juiwad731/
Tijiva731/
Juiwah731/
Tjieba731/
Djiwad731/
Djiwai731/
Tijewa731/
Djaiwa731/
Djoiwa731/
Djiwaz731/
Tihewa731/
Tjieva731/
Jiwayd731/
Jijwas731/
Tjaiwo731/
Tiewad731/
Hjiwaj731/
Giwa6739,545/
Siwa6712,132/
Ziwa678,309/
Jiva673,715/
Tojieva67997/
Jewa67729/
Tjivahe67309/
Jiwo67262/
Tajieva67107/
Jaiswai6715/
Jaiswat674/
Jaiwhai672/
Jaiswaj672/
Thiewha671/
Jywa671/
Jaiswad671/
Jjwa671/
Tijaiva671/
Tsaiwai671/
Tihoiwa671/

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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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  • 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 Tjiwa
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