Tshanka Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Tshanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Tshanka (16) may also be a first name.
Tshanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tshanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tshanka is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tshanka? popularity and diffusion
Tshanka is the 2,273,756th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshanka are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tshanka is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Tshanka
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