Tswene Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

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

Tswene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tswene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Tswene (49) may also be a first name.

Tswene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tswene is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tswene? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tswene reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tswene is also the 1,430,306th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 49 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa Tswene is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 57 percent reside, North West, where 25 percent reside and Free State, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and Lesotho, where 2 percent reside.

Tswene Last Name Statistics demography

Tswene earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.6% more than the national average, earning R 284,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshwene921,230/
Tswenge921/
Thswene921/
Tswen9115/
Tswane83496/
Tsuene8394/
Tsweni8360/
Tsvene8316/
Tswine833/
Tswena831/
Tshwane771,996/
Tshweni7791/
Tswaane7762/
Ts'uene7712/
Tsvener775/
Thsweni773/
Thswane772/
Tsvenhe772/
Tswanea771/
Tshwené771/
T'Suene771/
Tswhane771/
Tshuene771/
Tshween771/
Tsuenge771/
Tswenyi771/
Thswine770/
Tsven73246/
Zwene7332/
Cwene731/
Tshwaane71920/
Tshwenyi7122/
Tsvenher714/
Chwene67663/
Dzwene6763/
Tsveyn6723/
Zweine6723/
Zweyne6710/
Tswini675/
Tsvein674/
Zwenie671/
D'Sweeney671/
Tswgin671/
Tzween671/
Csweny670/

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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 Tswene
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