Tswanya Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tswanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tswanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
South Africa601:902,96258,308
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tswanya (45) may also be a first name.

Tswanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tswanya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tswanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tswanya is the 1,067,497th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tswanya live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 45 people.

Tswanya is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 94 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Tswanya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Tswanya Last Name Statistics demography

Tswanya earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning R 255,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshwanya933/
Tswanea861/
Tshwanye8033/
Cwanya774/
Tsuanyo71103/
Zwania6210/
Zwanja621/
Tsvainyher591/
Chuanya5715/
Tzvania572/
Tsvange571/
Tsvanho571/
Chwania571/
Tsuange571/
Tsuanho571/
Tchuanyo5381/

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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 Tswanya
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