Tembeka Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Tembeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tembeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tembeka (6,030) may also be a first name.

Tembeka Last Name Facts

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

Tembeka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺒﻘﻪ) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tembeka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Tembeka are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 85,393rd most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 6,030 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 50 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Tembeka Last Name Statistics demography

Tembeka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.86% less than the national average, earning R 112,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thembeka9352/
Tembecka931/
Tembheka931/
Tembhekat881/
Tembeko86167/
Tambeka86119/
Tombeka8666/
Temboka869/
Tembeki866/
Tembaka863/
Tembeke861/
Tombekai80101/
Thambeka8038/
Tembakau802/
Tambegka802/
Tembekho801/
Thombeka801/
Tambieka801/
Tmbeke774/
Tembikaya751/
Tomboka711,230/
Tambika71666/
Tamboka71285/
Tambaka7140/
Timbika718/
Tambeko716/
Tombaka713/
Temboko712/
Tembiki711/
Tombika711/
Tembako711/
Tömbeki711/
Tombokaa6724/
Tambakau6712/
Tombakai675/
Tembakou672/
Teenbeke671/
Tambakah671/
Tuimbika671/
Thombika671/
Tombokea671/
Tambakay671/
Tembická671/
Thenbika671/

Tembeka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tembeka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻤﺒﻘﻪtmbqh-

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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 Tembeka
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