Tembel Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Tembel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tembel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2971:262,02517,894
Mauritania1951:20,9991,877
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Tembel (51) may also be a first name.

Tembel Last Name Facts

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

Tembel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺒﻞ, Russian: Тембель) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tembel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 527,543rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Tembel live; 47 percent live in West Asia and 47 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Tembel is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.

Tembel is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 262,025. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Manisa Province, where 15 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 10 percent reside and Kayseri Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 32 percent reside and Ukraine, where 7 percent reside.

Tembel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tembel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tembel surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thembel9224/
Tembeel924/
Tembael921/
Tiembel921/
Tembell921/
Tembl9145/
Thiembel8618/
Tembelle861/
Tenbel831,017/
Tombel83283/
Tembil83111/
Tambel8357/
Tymbel8335/
Timbel8325/
Temble8322/
Tnmbel831/
Timbael7723/
Timbell774/
Tambell774/
Tombell773/
Thenbel772/
Timboel771/
Thimbel771/
Tambael771/
Teamble771/
Thambel771/
Tenbell770/
Themble770/
Tambl736/
Thambell711/
Timmbell711/
Timbelle711/
Themwell710/
Timbil67402/
Timble67254/
Tömböl67132/
Tombil67114/
Tambil6786/
Tümbül6710/
Tenuel674/
Tambøl673/
Timuel672/
Tambül671/
Tnmble671/
Tımbıl670/

Tembel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tembel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻤﺒﻞtmbl90.48
ﺗﻴﻤﺒﻞtymbl4.76
ﺗﻨﺒﻞtnbl3.17
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻞtambl1.59
Tembel in the Russian language
Тембельtembel-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tembel
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