Tshakweni Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tshakweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshakweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1811:299,32428,868

Tshakweni Last Name Facts

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

Tshakweni is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tshakweni.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshakweni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshakweni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 299,324. In South Africa Tshakweni is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent live, Western Cape, where 20 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live.

Tshakweni Last Name Statistics demography

Tshakweni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.88% less than the national average, earning R 135,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshokweni8910/
Tshagweni892/
Tshakwani891/
Tshakwini891/
Tshakwane788/
Tshokwene786/
Tshekwani781/
Tchakwene781/
Tsokwani7117/
Chokweni7110/
Tsakuini711/
Tsaigeweyni701/
Tshokwane672/
Tchakwine671/
Tsiekwene671/

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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 Tshakweni
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