Tshwaka Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Tshwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshwaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611

Tshwaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshwaka has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tshwaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshwaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tshwaka is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshwaka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa Tshwaka is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 70 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside.

Tshwaka Last Name Statistics demography

Tshwaka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.03% less than the national average, earning R 135,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tswaka923/
Tswakaa8637/
Tswakai8626/
Tshwaki867/
Tshwaqa862/
Tshwako861/
Tshuaka861/
Tswako77114/
Tswaki7721/
Tsvaka7717/
Tswake7717/
Tsuaka7713/
Chwaka772/
Tsvakai71125/
Tsuhaki712/
Tchwake711/
Tchuaka711/
Zwaka67355/
Cwaka6745/
Chwaykha671/

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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 Tshwaka
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