Surname Thwala (Thwala 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The surname Thwala is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Eswatini, where it is a common surname, South Africa, where it is quite a common surname, and Zimbabwe, where it is a rare surname. Much less frequently, Thwala is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Thwala | Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, South Africa, Eswatini, Myanmar |
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lucas thwala South African footballer, ZA (b. 1981) |
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| sipho thwala South African rapist and serial killer, ZA (b. 1968) |
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| siyabonga thwala South African actor, ZA (b. 1969) |
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| khela fana thwala South African boxer (b. 1970) |
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| siphiwe bridget pearl thwala researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-6528-584X |
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| melusi thwala researcher |
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| zamokuhle thwala researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2652-5449) |
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| linda thwala South African rugby union footballer, ZA (b. 1994) |
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