Tshilowa Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

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

Tshilowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshilowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4021:134,77015,652
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Tshilowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tshilowa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshilowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 539,451st most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,227,426 people. Tshilowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshilowa live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 134,770. In South Africa Tshilowa is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 67 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and North West, where 3 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Tshilowa Last Name Statistics demography

Tshilowa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.3% less than the national average, earning R 125,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshillowa941/
Tshiloba88568/
Tshilowo884/
Chilowa801,840/
Tsilova8019/
Tshilab804/
Tshilov802/
Tsilawa801/
Dschailowa781/
Tshil778/
Tshilobo754,580/
Tshilaba7548/
Tsehlova7526/
Tsilyova7519/
Chailowa756/
Tshilabo754/
Chilouwa754/
Tsyhlova753/
Tchilawa751/
Tsislova751/
Tchilova751/
Tsitlova751/
Tsiliova751/
Tshile71291/
Tshiel7141/
Tsilov7138/
Chilow7124/
Tchilioua7111/
Tshilp711/
Tshill711/
Tschislov711/
Tsilof711/
Tchislova711/
Zhilova671,011/
Chilawa67336/
Chilova67303/
Chiloba67178/
Tselova67157/
Tshiele67103/
Tselawa6784/
Tshitil6741/
Tsehlov6728/
Tshaile6717/
Tscheil6713/
Tsylova6713/
Tsilyov678/
Tscheilová677/
Chelowa674/
Tsislov673/
Tsitlov672/
Scilova672/
Tshisel671/
Tshisil671/
Tshitel671/
Tsislav671/
Tsilavo671/
Tsiliov671/
Tshijil671/
Tsulova671/

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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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  • 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 Tshilowa
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