Tshonapi Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

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

Tshonapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshonapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741

Tshonapi (42) may also be a first name.

Tshonapi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tshonapi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tshonapi.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshonapi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. Tshonapi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshonapi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tshonapi is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 42 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 536,413. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside.

Tshonapi Last Name Statistics demography

Tshonapi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.65% less than the national average, earning R 107,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshonaphi94161/
Tshonepi8812/
Tshanapi881/
Thsonapi881/
Tshonephi8212/
Tsounapis821/
Tshanaphi821/
Chonapi8026/
Tshonope7511/
Chonaphi758/
Tshonepe751/
Conapi712/
Chanapi67295/
Tsonope67143/
Conapai671/
Chonape671/

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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 Tshonapi
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