Tshirundu Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

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

Tshirundu Surname User-submission:

Tshirundu is an artistically traditional basket with the shape of a bowl made from a type of grass knwn and selected for this purpose. It is used to keep or serve different fruits after harvest. This bowl derives from a farming community.

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Tshirundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4451:121,74814,417
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tshirundu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tshirundu is an artistically traditional basket with the shape of a bowl made from a type of grass knwn and selected for this purpose. It is used to keep or serve different fruits after harvest. This bowl derives from a farming community. It denotes that the origin comes from farmers, hence the Tshirundu tribe is a farming community.

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Tshirundu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshirundu occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tshirundu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshirundu? popularity and diffusion

Tshirundu is the 670,508th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshirundu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Tshirundu is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 121,748. In South Africa Tshirundu is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 76 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside.

Tshirundu Last Name Statistics demography

Tshirundu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.3% less than the national average, earning R 108,600 per year.

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