Tshwao Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

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

Tshwao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshwao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa621:873,83457,209
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Tshwao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshwao is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshwao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshwao reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 81 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Tshwao Last Name Statistics demography

Tshwao earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning R 138,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chwao739/
Zhwao733/
Tzuhao675/
Tchwouo624/
Tchbaou621/
Cwao601/
Zwao601/
Tsuoa5547/
Zhuao5539/
Zwaho554/
Chuao552/
Dswoa552/
Cuhao551/
Chwoa551/
Zwaeo551/
Tzvao551/
Cuahao5077/
Ts'uoa5024/
Tchuoa501/
Chuaho501/
Chhwoa501/
T'Suoa501/

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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 Tshwao
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