Tsekwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Tsekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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 last name Tsekwe is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsekwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 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. Tsekwe is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Excluding Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsokwe | 83 | 188 | / |
| Tsikwe | 83 | 155 | / |
| Tsekwa | 83 | 75 | / |
| Tsekwi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Tseikhwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshokwe | 77 | 341 | / |
| Tshikwe | 77 | 30 | / |
| Tshakwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Tshekwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Thsokwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tsekwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tseghwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zekwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tshikwej | 71 | 616 | / |
| Tshikwet | 71 | 34 | / |
| Tshinkwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tshikhwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshikwes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsikwa | 67 | 1,180 | / |
| Chekwe | 67 | 715 | / |
| Tsegue | 67 | 225 | / |
| Tsikwi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tsegbe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tsegwi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tsegve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshikw | 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
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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 Tsekwe
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