Tswaka Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Tswaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tswaka (7) may also be a first name.
Tswaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tswaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tswaka is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tswaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Tswaka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tswaka are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tswaka is also the 4,548,448th most common first name globally. It is borne by 7 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 50 percent are found and Niger, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tswakaa | 92 | 37 | / |
| Tswakai | 92 | 26 | / |
| Tshwaka | 92 | 23 | / |
| Tswako | 83 | 114 | / |
| Tswaki | 83 | 21 | / |
| Tswake | 83 | 17 | / |
| Tsvaka | 83 | 17 | / |
| Tsuaka | 83 | 13 | / |
| Tsvakai | 77 | 125 | / |
| Tshwaki | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tshwaqa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tshwako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tshuaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zwaka | 73 | 355 | / |
| Cwaka | 73 | 45 | / |
| Tsuaki | 67 | 212 | / |
| Tsvaki | 67 | 136 | / |
| Zwakaa | 67 | 93 | / |
| Tsuoka | 67 | 65 | / |
| Tsueka | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zwacka | 67 | 32 | / |
| Dzwaka | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tsvoka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chwaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsweca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsuako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsvake | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tswaka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis