Tembo Surname

1,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Tembo Surname Definition:

Tembo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: leopard.

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Tembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia176,1831:906
Malawi72,7751:23514
Zimbabwe26,4511:58426
DR Congo26,0981:2,831303
Tanzania8,5641:6,182797
Angola5,7191:4,719676
Mozambique5,5621:4,9011,104
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Uganda2,0001:19,5202,895
Kenya1,8521:24,9352,815
South Africa1,3341:40,6135,211
England3941:141,41613,724
Botswana3531:6,1951,016
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
Congo1321:37,7963,591
Namibia1181:20,4193,550
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Benin451:229,68020,839
Australia441:613,53943,545
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Liberia271:163,27911,522
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Swaziland91:144,244719
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland71:785,24338,644
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
India51:153,413,076951,030
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Tembo means 'elephant' in Swahili.

- jeff.tembo

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thembo9121,402/
Temboh91288/
Tembou91261/
Teumbo91161/
Tembot9162/
Tiembo9113/
Teembo9110/
Toembo9110/
Ttembo916/
Temboi913/
Temboa912/
Tembos912/
Taembo912/
Htembo911/
Temboo911/
Tembod911/
Tmbo893/
Thiembo8382/
Teumbou8372/
Tembous8355/
Tiembou8332/
Tuembou8313/
Tthembo833/
Themboi832/
Tiemboh832/
Tehmbot831/
Temboch831/
Temboih831/
Temboup831/
Thhembo831/
Theumbo831/
Temboot831/
Teambou831/
Temba8038,457/
Tombo8020,442/
Tambo8019,152/
Timbo807,056/
Tenbo8031/
Temwo809/
Tymbo805/
Thmbo801/
Thiemboi771/
Themba7311,746/
Thimbo731,851/
Thambo731,443/
Teemba73422/
Tembad73380/
Thombo73369/
Tomboy73273/
Tamboy73235/
Timbou73185/
Tyombo73183/
Tamboi73174/
Tomboi73117/
Tamboo7396/
Timboi7394/
Tembah7369/
Taemba7367/
Toimbo7363/
Tiombo7362/
Tamboh7360/
Timboy7357/
Timbuo7355/
Teamba7349/
Tembau7347/
Tembeu7342/
Tuemba7335/
Timboh7332/
Tombuo7328/
Tiemba7325/
Tambuo7325/
Tomboh7314/
Tenbou7312/
Timboo7312/
Timbod7310/
Tenbos739/
Tembha735/
Tembap735/
Tembat734/
Tembas734/
Timbos733/
Taambo733/
Timboa732/
Temnwo732/
Tomboo732/
Ttemba732/
Titmbo732/
Taimbo732/
Timbot732/
Tembaa731/
Timbop731/
Tamboj731/
Teumba731/
Temwoa731/
Temwoi731/
Tenboh731/
Teamwo731/
Thmboo731/
Temuoy731/
Thamboo67118/
Tiombou6737/
Thiemba6719/
Thimbou6717/
Teumbeu6716/
Thimmbo679/
Thimbot676/
Tmba675/
Tambouh673/
Tahmboh672/
Tembadh671/
Tembhaa671/
Thimboy671/
Thembah671/
Temmbap671/
Tembach671/
Tambuoh671/
Tombouh671/
Tombuoh671/
Thombou671/
Timboha671/
Timbooy671/
Tenbosh671/
Thembad671/
Timempo671/

Tembo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tembo in the Oriya language
େଟୋeto-
Tembo in the Marathi language
टबोtabo-
Tembo in the Russian language
Тембоtembo-

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