Tshewu Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Tshewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Tshewu (12) may also be a first name.

Tshewu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshewu is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshewu? popularity and diffusion

Tshewu is the 3,432,070th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshewu are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tshewu is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

The surname Tshewu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa Tshewu is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 31 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Tshewu Last Name Statistics demography

Tshewu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.87% less than the national average, earning R 107,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshiewu9262/
Tsheweu921/
Tsewu912,602/
Tshevu83468/
Tshebu8368/
Tshawu8343/
Thsewu835/
Tshowu833/
Tshiwu832/
Tsewou831/
Tchewu831/
Tsewui831/
Tchewou77698/
Tshiweu7775/
Tshibeu7768/
Tshievu7741/
Stshevu771/
Tsheveu771/
Tshiswu771/
Tshahwu771/
Tshiowu771/
Tsawu73432/
Chewu73104/
Tsebu733/
Tsevu732/
Tsiwu732/
Tsowu731/
Tshevheu711/
Tshiswau711/
Tcheiwou711/
Tshovu67387/
Tshibu67206/
Tsebou6742/
Tshavu6736/
Chewou6732/
Tchiwu6711/
Cheweu679/
Tsawou672/
Tsebui671/
Tseavu671/
Tsawui671/
Tsoweu671/
Tshivu671/
Tsewoo671/
Zhewau671/

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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 Tshewu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis