Tokhwe Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

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

Tokhwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokhwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Tokhwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tokhwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokhwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,447,279th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tokhwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 389,768. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 25 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 6 percent live.

Tokhwe Last Name Statistics demography

Tokhwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.9% less than the national average, earning R 102,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thokhwe9211/
Tokwe915,001/
Thokwe83217/
Tokhwi8315/
Tokwee831/
Tokhwa831/
Toukwe831/
Tokw802/
Thekhwe7731/
Tokhver775/
Tockwee771/
Takwe73431/
Tokbe7312/
Tokwi733/
Tokwé731/
Tohqw731/
Toqwe731/
Thukhwge711/
Tokbee6710/
Thaqwe679/
Takwey675/
Tochue672/
Takwee671/
Thakwe671/
Tohkwi671/
Tachwe671/
Tokbeh671/

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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 Tokhwe
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