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 carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshewu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Tshewu occurs mostly 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 commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Tshewu is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 31 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live. Excluding South Africa Tshewu occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

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