Tembo Surname
Approximately 331,360 people bear this surname
Tembo Surname Definition:
Tembo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: leopard.
Read More About This SurnameTembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 176,183 | 1:90 | 6 |
| Malawi | 72,775 | 1:235 | 14 |
| Zimbabwe | 26,451 | 1:584 | 26 |
| DR Congo | 26,098 | 1:2,831 | 303 |
| Tanzania | 8,564 | 1:6,182 | 797 |
| Angola | 5,719 | 1:4,719 | 676 |
| Mozambique | 5,562 | 1:4,901 | 1,104 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Uganda | 2,000 | 1:19,520 | 2,895 |
| Kenya | 1,852 | 1:24,935 | 2,815 |
| South Africa | 1,334 | 1:40,613 | 5,211 |
| England | 394 | 1:141,416 | 13,724 |
| Botswana | 353 | 1:6,195 | 1,016 |
| United States | 231 | 1:1,569,086 | 105,843 |
| Indonesia | 139 | 1:951,433 | 70,299 |
| Congo | 132 | 1:37,796 | 3,591 |
| Namibia | 118 | 1:20,419 | 3,550 |
| Papua New Guinea | 109 | 1:74,805 | 9,807 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| Benin | 45 | 1:229,680 | 20,839 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Liberia | 27 | 1:163,279 | 11,522 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Tembo (6,044) may also be a first name.
Tembo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tembo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: leopard.
User-submitted Reference
Tembo means 'elephant' in Swahili.
- jeff.temboTembo Demographics
Average Male Tembo Height
170.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tembo (Marathi: टबो, Oriya: େଟୋ, Russian: Тембо) occurs most in Zambia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tembo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,656th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 21,993 people. The last name Tembo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tembo live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tembo is also the 85,280th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 6,044 people.
It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 176,183 people, or 1 in 90. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Eastern Province, where 45 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 35 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Zambia this surname exists in 78 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.
Tembo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tembo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tembo last name expanded 23,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tembo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Tembo last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tembo surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tembo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning R 224,712 per year; in United States they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $43,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.11% less than the national average, earning $38,697 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tembo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tembo in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟୋ | eto | - |
| Tembo in the Marathi language | ||
| टबो | tabo | - |
| Tembo in the Russian language | ||
| Тембо | tembo | - |
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