Tsakani Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tsakani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsakani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Tsakani (34,078) may also be a first name.

Tsakani Last Name Facts

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

Tsakani occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsakani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tsakani are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 25,230th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 34,078 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 217,440. In Zimbabwe Tsakani is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 58 percent live, Midlands Province, where 21 percent live and Harare Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

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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 Tsakani
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