Tsekwe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tsekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tsekwe (11) may also be a first name.

Tsekwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsekwe is found most in Malawi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsekwe is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsekwe reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Tsekwe is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsokwe83188/
Tsikwe83155/
Tsekwa8375/
Tsekwi8326/
Tseikhwea801/
Tshokwe77341/
Tshikwe7730/
Tshakwe7721/
Tshekwa779/
Thsokwe772/
Tsekwui771/
Tseghwe771/
Tchekwe771/
Zekwe732/
Tshikwej71616/
Tshikwet7134/
Tshinkwe712/
Tshikhwe711/
Tshikwes711/
Tsikwa671,180/
Chekwe67715/
Tsegue67225/
Tsikwi6728/
Tsegbe6721/
Tsegwi6713/
Tsegve671/
Tshikw671/

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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 Tsekwe
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