Tshiowa Surname

143,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Tshiowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshiowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,0921:23,8943,011
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Tshiowa (49) may also be a first name.

Tshiowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshiowa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshiowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 143,530th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,350,821 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshiowa reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,092 people, or 1 in 23,894. Other than The DR Congo Tshiowa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshioba86600/
Tshiawa86506/
Tshiova864/
Tsheowa861/
Tshiowo861/
Tshyowa861/
Tchiowa861/
Tshiahwa80205/
Tshiawha8041/
Tshiovha8034/
Tshihawa8027/
Tshiawua804/
Tshiaswa801/
Chiowa77112/
Tsiawa7715/
Tshiawaha7548/
Tshiahwua751/
Tshihaswa751/
Tshiawaya751/
Tshiaba7112,690/
Chihowa71935/
Tshiovo71380/
Tshiobo71287/
Tshiobe71104/
Tshiabo71104/
Tshiabi7127/
Tshiovi7121/
Tshiobi718/
Tchiawa714/
Tshiava714/
Tcheowa711/
Tshiove711/
Tshiabe711/
Tshiaua711/
Tsihoba711/
Tchiowo711/
Tchioba711/
Tshiovhe67671/
Tshiasua67164/
Chihohwa67123/
Tshiovhy6721/
Tchijova678/
Tshiouhe673/
Tshiavho671/
Tshiavhe671/
Tshiovhi671/
Tshijaba671/
Tshiasue671/

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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 Tshiowa
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