Tokwe Surname
Approximately 5,001 people bear this surname
Tokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,027 | 1:13,454 | 1,690 |
| Zimbabwe | 760 | 1:20,313 | 3,028 |
| Botswana | 171 | 1:12,789 | 2,446 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Tokwé (1) are calculated separately.
Tokwe (30) may also be a first name.
Tokwe Demographics
Average Tokwe Salary in
South Africa
R 161,544
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tokwe is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant: Tokwé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tokwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 95,167th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,218 people. The last name Tokwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tokwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 30 people.
The last name Tokwe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 4,027 people, or 1 in 13,454. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokwé | 93 | 1 | / |
| Thokwe | 91 | 217 | / |
| Tokhwe | 91 | 148 | / |
| Tonkwe | 91 | 13 | / |
| Tokgwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tokwet | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tokwee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Toukwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tokwep | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tokw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Toukwet | 83 | 18 | / |
| Thokgwe | 83 | 15 | / |
| Thokhwe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tounkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thokwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tockwee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tokue | 80 | 2,816 | / |
| Tekwe | 80 | 783 | / |
| Takwe | 80 | 431 | / |
| Tokwa | 80 | 137 | / |
| Togwe | 80 | 83 | / |
| Tukwe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Tokwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Toqwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Takgwe | 73 | 113 | / |
| Thukwe | 73 | 89 | / |
| Thekwe | 73 | 62 | / |
| Tekwie | 73 | 55 | / |
| Tankwe | 73 | 55 | / |
| Tonkwi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tokgwi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tekwei | 73 | 17 | / |
| Toukwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tokhwi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Thogwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Toikwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Takwey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Teukwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tonkue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tukgwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tukwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thakwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toghwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tohkwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokuhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Togwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokuee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tukwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thukgwe | 67 | 154 | / |
| Thakgwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tockues | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thookwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tohnkwi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thongwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tongkue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thakwer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thokgwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teckwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tounkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohgwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokouet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonkwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thekgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toogwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tokwe
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