Tshimwe Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Tshimwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshimwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Namibia361:66,9287,260

Tshimwe Last Name Facts

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

Tshimwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshimwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. Tshimwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshimwe reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Namibia, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshumwe8689/
Tshimue8668/
Tchimwe8618/
Tshimbe864/
Tshimbei805/
Tshimwaj804/
Tshimbey801/
Chimwe77720/
Tsimbe779/
Tsemwe771/
Tchimwoue751/
Tshimbi71582/
Tshembe71501/
Chimwee7175/
Tchemwe7143/
Tshinwa7121/
Tsiembe716/
Tchimbe714/
Tshimboj6775/
Tshimbay6748/
Zimwe674/
Tshimbuy674/
Tchimbey672/
Tshimbui671/

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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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  • 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 Tshimwe
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