Thumba Forename

442,958th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Thumba Forename Definition:

Thumba is a given name of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a piece or chunk (eg of meat).

Thumba Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
 
77%
1511:488,92517,342
South Africa
94%
 
951:574,02826,238
Zambia-761:208,6167,140
India
93%
 
311:39,189,612730,907
Nigeria
100%
121:14,797,030147,379
Zimbabwe
50%
 
121:1,285,31841,030
Bhutan
67%
 
31:274,9764,070
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197

Thumba (8,546) may also be a surname.

Thumba Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thumba is a given name of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a piece or chunk (eg of meat).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Thumba is a given name of the Luvale tribe, meaning: newcommer.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Thumba is a given name of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a small bag made from animal skin used to carry ornaments.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Thumba Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thumbha9223/
Tahumba922/
Tohumba922/
Thumbay921/
Thumbai921/
Tumba9116,809/
Toumba838,479/
Tumbay8399/
Tumbai8397/
Thimba8381/
Tumbad8354/
Tumbaa8339/
Tumbah8323/
Tumbha8321/
Tumbas8318/
Thumbo8316/
Tunmba8310/
Tumbau836/
Teumba835/
Tumbat833/
Tummba832/
Tuimba831/
Thunba831/
Taumba831/
Tumbach7732/
Tumbhai7719/
Teumbay773/
Toumbai773/
Thumbey772/
Thimbha772/
Thumboy771/
Thombha771/
Thumboo771/
Thunbha771/
Toujmba771/
Toumbas771/
Toumbat771/
Toumbay771/
Toumhba771/
Toumnba771/
Tutemba771/
Tomba732,084/
Tumbo731,555/
Timba731,458/
Tunba73963/
Tumva735/
Tumbaash7161/
Tuymebay711/
Tuimebai711/
Timbai67637/
Tombai6756/
Tummpa6745/
Timbay6735/
Thimbo6730/
Toumbo6727/
Tombay6725/
Timbau6722/
Tumboh6718/
Tounba6717/
Tuembo6716/
Tiemba6716/
Timbah6710/
Tumbey677/
Tumbei676/
Tombau674/
Tunbau673/
Thumvo673/
Timbha673/
Tumbeu673/
Tumboi673/
Tombea672/
Tumvai671/
Tumnpa671/
Tunbai671/
Tunbaa671/
Tumbot671/
Tumbos671/
Tumbop671/
Tumbho671/
Ttimba671/
Toemba671/
Toomba671/
Tomboa671/
Toumva671/
Thunbo671/
Tinhba671/
Teumbo671/

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thumba