Tshwana Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

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

Tshwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2951:183,65320,076
England21:27,859,030389,889

Tshwana (139) may also be a first name.

Tshwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tshwana is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 899,940th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tshwana reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tshwana is also the 784,558th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 139 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 183,653. In South Africa Tshwana is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 65 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.

Tshwana Last Name Statistics demography

Tshwana earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.41% less than the national average, earning R 160,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshwaana93109/
Tswana92120/
Tshwane861,996/
Tswaana8629/
Tshwani862/
Tshwona861/
Tswanea861/
Tshwano861/
Tshwaane80920/
Tshwango801/
Tshuanga801/
Tswane77496/
Tsvana7761/
Tswani7711/
Chwana774/
Tsuana773/
Tswano771/
Tswena771/
Tswaane7162/
Tsuhane7145/
Tsvanga7114/
Tshuani714/
Tsuanga714/
Tshuane712/
Thswane712/
Tswhane711/
Chwaana711/
Tchuana711/
Zwana67754/
Cwana6759/
Tchuanga6747/
Tsvangai671/

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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 Tshwana
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