Tshwene Surname

307,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tshwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshwene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6151:88,09410,829
Botswana6121:3,573494
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Tshwené (1) are calculated separately.

Tshwene (1,697) may also be a first name.

Tshwene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshwene is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Tshwené. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshwene? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 307,224th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,924,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshwene reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tshwene is also the 186,604th most frequent first name globally, held by 1,697 people.

The surname Tshwene is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 615 people, or 1 in 88,094. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 41 percent reside, Gauteng, where 34 percent reside and Limpopo, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 50 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Tshwene Last Name Statistics demography

Tshwene earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.66% less than the national average, earning R 195,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshwené951/
Tswene9261/
Tshwane861,996/
Tshweni8691/
Tshween861/
Tshuene861/
Tswenge861/
Thswene861/
Tswen8315/
Tshwaane80920/
Tshwenyi8022/
Chwene77663/
Tswane77496/
Tsuene7794/
Tsweni7760/
Tsvene7716/
Tswine773/
Tswena771/
Tswaane7162/
Tsuhane7145/
Chweine7142/
Ts'uene7112/
Tsvener715/
Tchuene714/
Thsweni713/
Tsvenhe712/
Thswane712/
Tswhane711/
Tshwini711/
T'Suene711/
Tswanea711/
Tswenyi711/
Tsuenge711/
Chwenge711/
Chweyne711/
Thswine710/
Tsven67246/
Zwene6732/
Chwen6729/
Tsvenher674/
Tchouene674/
Ch'weine673/
Cwene671/

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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 Tshwene
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