Tembani Surname

126,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,577 people bear this surname

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

Tembani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tembani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7731:19,5382,464
Zimbabwe5941:25,9903,981
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Tembani (2,880) may also be a first name.

Tembani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tembani (Marathi: टबानी) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tembani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,926th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,037,335 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tembani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 135,477th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,880 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,773 people, or 1 in 19,538. In South Africa Tembani is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and Malawi, where 5 percent live.

Tembani Last Name Statistics demography

Tembani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.91% less than the national average, earning R 123,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thembani932,032/
Tembanie9318/
Tembangi931/
Tembanai931/
Thembanie886/
Timbani86377/
Tembane86220/
Tembana86186/
Temboni8650/
Tembany864/
Thembane80301/
Thimbani8030/
Tembange8021/
Tembhane8014/
Timbangi8010/
Tembongi801/
Timbaniy801/
Thiombani7560/
Thembhane751/
Tembhaine751/
Timbane7112,196/
Timbana715,713/
Timboni71145/
Tembone7118/
Tembona713/
Timbange67127/
Thimbane6732/
Timveani678/
Timbaine675/
Tiombane673/
Timbajna671/
Timbanea671/
Timbonii671/
Timbonie670/
Timbonhai631/
Timbongni631/
Timbone5767/
Timvane574/
Timbona571/
Timboine5322/
Timbeine538/
Timbonge531/

Tembani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tembani in the Marathi language
टबानीtabani-

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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 Tembani
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