Tshwane Surname

207,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,996 people bear this surname

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

Tshwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9811:27,3493,496
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tshwane (584) may also be a first name.

Tshwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshwane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshwane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 207,403rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,651,075 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tshwane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 346,315th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 584 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,981 people, or 1 in 27,349. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 31 percent live, Limpopo, where 17 percent live and North West, where 17 percent live. Barring South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Tshwane Last Name Statistics demography

Tshwane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.71% less than the national average, earning R 131,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshwaane93920/
Tswane92496/
Tshwene861,230/
Tshwana86297/
Tswaane8662/
Tsuhane8645/
Tshwani862/
Tshuane862/
Thswane862/
Tshwaan861/
Tswhane861/
Tswanea861/
Tswan8329/
Tshwaana80109/
Chwane77126/
Tswana77120/
Tswene7761/
Tshuan7729/
Tswani7711/
Tsuane775/
Tswine773/
Tchwan771/
Tshwayini751/
Tswaana7129/
Tshuani714/
Tshuene711/
Thswene711/
Chwaane711/
Tschuan711/
Tshwené711/
Tchwang711/
Chwange711/
Tsuange711/
Tsvange711/
Tshwona711/
Thswine710/
Zwane67128,139/
Tswam67236/
Chwan67227/
Tsuan6782/
Cwane6757/
Tshwenyi6722/
Tsvayner6718/
Tsvan6710/
Zhwan674/
Tchueane671/
Tchuanje671/
Thswaang671/
Dswan671/
Tswon671/

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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 Tshwane
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