Tsawu Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tsawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2121:255,55525,837
Uganda801:487,99128,240
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Tsawu Last Name Facts

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

Tsawu occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tsawu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsawu is the 686,443rd most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. Tsawu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsawu live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 255,555. In South Africa Tsawu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 84 percent are found, Western Cape, where 7 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.

Tsawu Last Name Statistics demography

Tsawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.69% less than the national average, earning R 62,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshawu9143/
Tsawou912/
Tsawui911/
Tsiawu911/
Tshahwu831/
Tsewu802,602/
Tsabu8032/
Tsavu8028/
Tsowu801/
Tshabu736,085/
Tsabou73218/
Tsaibu73191/
Tsavou73144/
Tshavu7336/
Tshewu7333/
Tchawu7310/
Tsabau736/
Tsobau735/
Thsewu735/
Tsawoe735/
Tshowu733/
Tsaabu731/
Tsaubu731/
Tsewui731/
Tsoweu731/
Tsewou731/
Tseavu731/
Zawu67777/
Tchawou67460/
Tsiavou67242/
Cawu6774/
Tsaibou6728/
Tshabhu6710/
Tsaybou679/
Tshabou671/
Tsheweu671/
Tchaweu671/
Tchawau671/
Tsavuua671/
Tsavuue671/

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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 Tsawu
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