Tebela Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tebela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tebela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1441:367,65026,957
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zambia391:406,40820,045
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

Tebela (32) may also be a first name.

Tebela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tebela is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tebela? popularity and diffusion

Tebela is the 748,537th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Tebela reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tebela is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname Tebela is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 367,650. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Tebela exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Tebela Last Name Statistics demography

Tebela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.96% less than the national average, earning R 42,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tebeila921,022/
Thebela9216/
Tebelha926/
Tebetla924/
Tebelah921/
Tebelas921/
Teabela921/
Teibela921/
Thebeila8616/
Tebele834,969/
Tobela83746/
Tabela83496/
Tebelo83357/
Tebeli83321/
Tebala8381/
Tibela8353/
Tebila8350/
Tewela8319/
Tebely8312/
Tebola832/
Thobela779,766/
Thibela772,255/
Thabela77441/
Thewela77232/
Tyobela77227/
Thebele77201/
Toebola77139/
Thebola77125/
Tebeile77108/
Teballa7740/
Tabelia7726/
Tobelai7718/
Tabelea7718/
Tabelah7717/
Tewelay7716/
Tibelia7714/
Tebhala778/
Tiebele774/
Tabeela774/
Tibelea773/
Tempela773/
Tebaila773/
Tebaala772/
Tuibela772/
Tebelet772/
Tebesli771/
Tebolla771/
Tehbila771/
Teibele771/
Tevella771/
Teabola771/
Tesuela771/
Tabaela771/
Tobelia771/
Tebalai771/
Tebeleh771/
Tebelis771/
Tebolay771/
Tiebala771/
Tibeela771/
Toybela771/
Tibeila771/
Thebelo771/
Tebelie771/
Tebgila771/
Tabeila771/
Tewelas770/
Thebolla717/
Tebelets714/
Tebeileh711/
Tibelias711/
Thebalah711/
Tebelesh711/
Tibelaya711/
Theabala711/
Tabala674,118/
Tobola671,811/
Tibola671,508/
Tabola671,150/
Tebili671,086/
Tobala67772/
Tebily67641/
Teveli67400/
Tobelo67388/
Tabila67350/
Tobila67277/
Tebalo67264/
Tibeli67152/
Tabelo67113/
Tevele67110/
Tibila6763/
Tevely6758/
Tibelo6742/
Tibala6724/
Tibele6724/
Tyvela6719/
Tebile6712/
Tebolo673/
Tevelo673/
Tivela672/
Tevila672/
Tywela672/
Tewelo671/
Tíbola671/
Taebollah671/
Tebyly671/
Thebehele671/
Tybala671/
Tybelo671/

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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 Tebela
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