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 last name Tshwene occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant: Tshwené. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshwene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tshwene is the 307,224th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,924,834 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshwene are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 186,604th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 1,697 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 615 people, or 1 in 88,094. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 41 percent are found, Gauteng, where 34 percent are found and Limpopo, where 12 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 50 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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