Thandeka Forename

15,988th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 59,378 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Thandeka Forename User-submission:

Thandeka is a female given name, meaning 'lovable'. It comes from the Nguni verb ukuthanda, meaning 'to love'. Nguni languages tend to use verbs with the -ek infix, which denotes a certain quality of the person, as female names.

Thandeka Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
100%
53,5881:1,018120
Swaziland-4,2801:30446
Malawi
 
72%
7401:23,1252,002
Zimbabwe
 
99%
3211:48,0494,206
Lesotho
 
99%
1651:12,3641,711
England
100%
1041:534,64311,105
Botswana
100%
841:26,0052,957
United States
100%
341:10,662,852105,438
Guyana
100%
111:69,3875,899
Scotland-101:535,0376,544
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Iceland-61:61,0033,164
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Jamaica-41:720,80713,486
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

The alternate forms: Thàndekà (1) are calculated separately.

Thandeka (195) may also be a surname.

Thandeka Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Thandeka is a female given name, meaning 'lovable'. It comes from the Nguni verb ukuthanda, meaning 'to love'. Nguni languages tend to use verbs with the -ek infix, which denotes a certain quality of the person, as female names.

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