Tshiwo Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

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

Tshiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa881:615,65646,403
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tshiwo (32) may also be a first name.

Tshiwo Last Name Facts

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

Tshiwo occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshiwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,967,751st most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tshiwo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tshiwo is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 615,656. In South Africa Tshiwo is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Tshiwo Last Name Statistics demography

Tshiwo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning R 171,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshiowo921/
Tsiwo9119/
Tshiwoha861/
Tshibo83416/
Tshiwa8340/
Tchiwo838/
Tshivo834/
Tshewo834/
Tshiovo77380/
Tshiweu7775/
Tshiwap7768/
Tchiwou7742/
Tshihwa7741/
Tshiova774/
Tshievo774/
Tchuiwo771/
Tchaiwo771/
Tshiwua771/
Tshiewa771/
Tshaiwa771/
Tchiowo771/
Chiwo73113/
Tsewo7348/
Tsibo7325/
Tsiwa7314/
Tsivo7311/
Zhiwo731/
Tsuwo731/
Tchaiwou71105/
Tshiovha7134/
Tschiwas715/
Tshiwaha711/
Tshaibou711/
Tshiswau711/
Tshiwach711/
Tcheiwou711/
Tchihwou711/
Tshishwa711/
Tshiba67419/
Tsiwah67349/
Tchibo67262/
Tshebo67258/
Tshiva67161/
Tchiwa67153/
Tchewo67134/
Tsivos67127/
Tsivou6797/
Tshuwa6770/
Tseuwo6760/
Tsaiwa6725/
Tsibou6721/
Chiwoh6715/
Tshewa6710/
Tsaibo675/
Tsehwa674/
Chiwou673/
Chaiwo673/
Tshevo673/
Tsiwaa672/
Tchivo672/
Tsiebo672/
Tsewoo671/
Tsivoa671/
Chiwoo671/
Tsewou671/

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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 Tshiwo
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