Tshokwe Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

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

Tshokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2781:194,88421,043
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tshokwe (26) may also be a first name.

Tshokwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tshokwe is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Tshokwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshokwe? popularity and diffusion

Tshokwe is the 816,514th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshokwe reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tshokwe is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 194,884. In South Africa Tshokwe is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 40 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Tshokwe Last Name Statistics demography

Tshokwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.16% less than the national average, earning R 177,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsokwe92188/
Tchokwe8649/
Tshakwe8621/
Tshokwa863/
Thsokwe862/
Tshogwe862/
Tshukwe862/
Tsokhwe861/
Tchoukwe8097/
Chokwe774,135/
Tsokwa771,985/
Tsekwe776/
Zhokwe772/
Hcokwe772/
Tsokue771/
Tsukwe771/
Tshakw771/
Tchoukwet751/
Tshukwa71314/
Tshakwa71187/
Tchakwe7134/
Tsoikwa716/
Tchogwe713/
Chokwei713/
Choukwe711/
Tchukwe711/
Tseghwe711/
Tchokue711/
Zokwe67304/
Cokwe6724/
Tchoukwi6723/
Tsoukoue6712/
Tshungwe674/
Tchoukue674/
Chockweh671/
Tcheukwe671/
Tchougwe671/
Tchoikue671/
Tsonngwe671/

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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 Tshokwe
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