Tlhwaele Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

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

Tlhwaele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tlhwaele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4021:134,77015,652
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Tlhwaele (13) may also be a first name.

Tlhwaele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tlhwaele is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlhwaele? popularity and diffusion

Tlhwaele is the 722,496th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlhwaele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 134,770. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, North West, where 47 percent reside and Western Cape, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Tlhwaele exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Tlhwaele Last Name Statistics demography

Tlhwaele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.89% less than the national average, earning R 149,976 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tlhwaelle941/
Tlhwaetle941/
Tlhwale935/
Thlwaele887/
Tilwale803/
Telwele801/
Thlwaela752/
Telweleh751/
Tilwali674/
Tilwalli6319/
Tillwalli596/
Tilwaliay591/

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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 Tlhwaele
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