Tlholwe Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tlholwe Surname User-submission:

The Tlholwe surname means 'mountain hare'.

Tlholwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4691:115,51713,807
Botswana611:35,8517,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tlholwe (27) may also be a first name.

Tlholwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tlholwe surname means 'mountain hare'.

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Tlholwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tlholwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tlholwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlholwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 588,441st most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. Tlholwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlholwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 115,517. In South Africa Tlholwe is most numerous in: North West, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 34 percent live and Free State, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Tlholwe Last Name Statistics demography

Tlholwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.62% less than the national average, earning R 148,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tlhoilwe9326/
Tilholwe931/
Tlhole92872/
Tlolwe926/
Tlhaole86958/
Tlholoe86890/
Tlhoale8663/
Tlhoele8621/
Tlholwa867/
Thlolwe862/
Tlholie861/
Tlole8311/
Tlhoaele801,665/
Tlhaoele803/
Talole771,789/
Tlhale771,507/
Tlhola77288/
Tlholo77160/
Tilole7739/
Tulole778/
Telole775/
Tlhele772/
Tlaole772/
Tloley771/
Tloloe771/
Tlholi771/
Tloale771/
Tlolae771/
Tllhoaele751/
Tlhouaele751/
Tlhwailwe751/
Tlol732/
Teilhol71155/
Tlhoeli7198/
Tlhaele7121/
Talhola7111/
Tlhwale715/
Tololwo713/
Tlhoala713/
Tololwa713/
Tlailwe712/
Tloliwu712/
Tloaele712/
Tlhaule711/
Tlhaola711/
Tlhaile711/
Talilwe711/
Telhile711/
Tilhohl711/
Tlhoela711/
Tillole711/
Tlholoa711/
Teloele711/
Telhola711/
Talholu711/
Taloale711/
Tolwell711/
Tilolea711/
Tlowley710/
Tlale674,215/
Tlhwaele67403/
Tlhoaela6790/
Tlele6784/
Talol6774/
Tilliole6766/
Taillole6763/
Tulol6727/
Telol6720/
Tolel6712/
Tloli6712/
Tlola6711/
Tilol677/
Talawole676/
Toliwale675/
Dholwale674/
Tloul674/
Tololwiu673/
Tlolo672/
Tlile672/
Telloule671/
Tlhawelo671/
Tlolu671/
Tulhl671/
Taloloye671/
Talhl671/
Toluwole671/
Tlhoaelo671/
Dlole671/
Tlaoaele671/
Talloule671/
Tlhal671/
Tloly671/
Tlwlw671/
Tollwell670/
Tillwell670/

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