Tswayi Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tswayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tswayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1451:373,63933,668

Tswayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tswayi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tswayi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tswayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 373,639. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 45 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 19 percent are found.

Tswayi Last Name Statistics demography

Tswayi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.03% less than the national average, earning R 123,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshwayi921/
Tswai912,349/
Tsway914/
Tswaai8312/
Tshwai839/
Tsvayi838/
Tswayo837/
Tswaya836/
Tswaye831/
Tszwai831/
Tswaie831/
Thsweyi771/
Tshwaya771/
Zwayi73622/
Cwayi73459/
Tsvai7332/
Tswei7327/
Tswae732/
Chwayi6799/
Tswiio6750/
Tsuhay679/
Tsvaih678/
Tsweji675/
Tsuhai674/
Tsuayt672/
Tsuaya672/
Tswuaa671/

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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 Tswayi
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