Tshweneyagae Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Tshweneyagae Surname Definition:
Tshwenyego and its derivatives are surnames of the Sotho-Tswana peoples, who inhabit Northern South Africa, Lesotho and Botswana. This people adopted the surname of the tribal clan they belonged to. Clan names were adopted due to reverence of a totem, or object of power, which is usually an animal.
Read More About This SurnameTshweneyagae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 215 | 1:10,172 | 1,871 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
Tshweneyagae (22) may also be a first name.
Tshweneyagae Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tshwenyego and its derivatives are surnames of the Sotho-Tswana peoples, who inhabit Northern South Africa, Lesotho and Botswana. This people adopted the surname of the tribal clan they belonged to. Clan names were adopted due to reverence of a totem, or object of power, which is usually an animal. In the case of Tshwenyego, the totem is a 'tshwene,' or baboon in English. The ending -ego or -igo signifies ones-self in Sotho-Tswana kinship structures. This is probably to distinguish between two or more distinct clans with the same name. Thus, holders of this surname are descendants of a clan that revered the baboon.
Tshweneyagae Demographics
Average Tshweneyagae Salary in
South Africa
R 111,192
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tshweneyagae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tshweneyagae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tshweneyagae is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tshweneyagae? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tshweneyagae is the 885,573rd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshweneyagae reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tshweneyagae is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 22 people.
This last name is most widely held in Botswana, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 10,172. Barring Botswana this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent reside.
Tshweneyagae Last Name Statistics demography
Tshweneyagae earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.21% less than the national average, earning R 111,192 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tshweneagae | 96 | 3 | / |
| Tshweneeagae | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tshweniyagae | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tswheneyagae | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tsweneagae | 91 | 14 | / |
| Tshwenegae | 91 | 3 | / |
| Chweneyagae | 87 | 131 | / |
| Tshwanagae | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chweneagae | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tshuenagae | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshwenyaka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshengae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshoeniagae | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chueneyagae | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshwangae | 76 | 17 | / |
| Tshenga | 74 | 152 | / |
| Tshweng | 74 | 5 | / |
| Tshwenyego | 73 | 876 | / |
| Tshwanggae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tshienga | 70 | 322 | / |
| Tsheyang | 70 | 5 | / |
| Tshwenca | 70 | 2 | / |
| Tshweung | 70 | 2 | / |
| Tshwengu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tshangae | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tshewnag | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tsheneka | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tshenyego | 67 | 737 | / |
| Tshiyenga | 67 | 253 | / |
| Tshiyanga | 67 | 193 | / |
| Tshinyaka | 67 | 192 | / |
| Tshiwanga | 67 | 165 | / |
| Tshiwengo | 67 | 75 | / |
| Tshongaye | 67 | 62 | / |
| Toshinaga | 67 | 32 | / |
| Tsheng | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tshiwonga | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tshiwengu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tasheonag | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshangaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshiwunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshawonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshayenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshoangae | 67 | 1 | / |
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