Tokwe Surname

95,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,0271:13,4541,690
Zimbabwe7601:20,3133,028
Botswana1711:12,7892,446
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England41:13,929,515290,718
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tokwé (1) are calculated separately.

Tokwe (30) may also be a first name.

Tokwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tokwe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Tokwé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tokwe is the 95,167th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,218 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tokwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 30 people.

The surname Tokwe is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,027 people, or 1 in 13,454. In South Africa Tokwe is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Besides South Africa it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and Botswana, where 3 percent live.

Tokwe Last Name Statistics demography

Tokwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning R 161,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tokwé931/
Thokwe91217/
Tokhwe91148/
Tonkwe9113/
Tokgwe912/
Tokwet912/
Tokwee911/
Toukwe911/
Tokwep911/
Tokw892/
Toukwet8318/
Thokgwe8315/
Thokhwe8311/
Tounkwe831/
Thokwer831/
Tockwee831/
Tokue802,816/
Tekwe80783/
Takwe80431/
Tokwa80137/
Togwe8083/
Tukwe8031/
Tokwi803/
Toqwe801/
Takgwe73113/
Thukwe7389/
Thekwe7362/
Tekwie7355/
Tankwe7355/
Tonkwi7323/
Tokgwi7319/
Tekwei7317/
Toukwa7315/
Tokhwi7315/
Thogwe7311/
Toikwa736/
Takwey735/
Teukwe733/
Tonkue732/
Tukgwe732/
Tukwei731/
Takwee731/
Thakwe731/
Toghwe731/
Takwie731/
Tokwaa731/
Tohkwi731/
Tokuhe731/
Togwei731/
Takwue731/
Tokuee731/
Tukwet731/
Thukgwe67154/
Thakgwe6724/
Tockues677/
Thookwa676/
Tohnkwi676/
Thongwe674/
Tongkue674/
Thakwer673/
Thokgwi672/
Teckwee671/
Tangkwe671/
Tounkwi671/
Toungwe671/
Tohgwie671/
Tokouhe671/
Tokouet671/
Tonkwui671/
Tongweh671/
Thekgwe671/
Tongwee671/
Toogwue671/
Takw671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tokwe
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