Nomathemba Forename

25,514th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 33,594 people bear this name

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

Nomathemba Forename User-submission:

Nothemba or Nomathemba means 'mother of hope' or 'mother of trust' in the Nguni languages. It is a name given to females (The no- prefix denotes 'mother of').

Nomathemba Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
100%
29,2591:1,864295
Zimbabwe
 
99%
3,5811:4,307697
Swaziland-4101:3,171653
Lesotho
 
98%
1421:14,3661,948
England
 
86%
941:591,52011,857
Botswana-531:41,2164,268
United States
100%
221:16,478,954142,653
Ireland-121:386,9605,608
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Scotland-21:2,675,18318,328
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073

Nomathemba (26) may also be a surname.

Nomathemba Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nothemba or Nomathemba means 'mother of hope' or 'mother of trust' in the Nguni languages. It is a name given to females (The no- prefix denotes 'mother of').

- kusasa

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