Tembu Surname

225,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7731:95,57510,806
Cameroon3571:58,1777,494
South Africa2731:198,45321,324
Kenya2561:180,39013,550
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
India201:38,353,269431,471
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Tembu (362) may also be a first name.

Tembu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tembu (Hindi: तेम्बू, Marathi: टबु, Oriya: େତୁ) is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tembu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tembu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tembu is the 225,834th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,050,887 people. The surname Tembu is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tembu live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 457,558th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 362 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 773 people, or 1 in 95,575. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Tembu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Tembu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.78% less than the national average, earning R 83,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembou91261/
Thembu91191/
Tembuh9159/
Tembau9147/
Tembeu9142/
Tembui9118/
Tembut9113/
Tembus912/
Tembup912/
Tiembu911/
Teumbu911/
Teimbu911/
Teumbou8372/
Tembous8355/
Tiembou8332/
Teumbeu8316/
Tuembou8313/
Temboup831/
Tesmbui831/
Tembush831/
Tiembuh831/
Teambou831/
Tambu804,387/
Timbu80869/
Tombu80641/
Tenbu8021/
Thmbu801/
Tembusch7714/
Thambu73495/
Timbus73262/
Tambuh73262/
Timbou73185/
Tambui73104/
Timbut7372/
Taimbu7371/
Tenbuß7371/
Tambau7355/
Tambeu7350/
Tenbus7350/
Tombeu7348/
Timbau7336/
Tombuu7335/
Thimbu7334/
Timbuş7330/
Tombui7323/
Thombu7319/
Taambu7315/
Tombuh7313/
Tenbou7312/
Tambhu7310/
Timbuh738/
Timbup736/
Tambuy732/
Temboe732/
Timbhu732/
Temboo731/
Tammbu731/
Tenbuh731/
Tommbu731/
Timbeu731/
Timbux731/
Timbuz731/
Tinmbu731/
Temwut731/
Tymbus730/
Timbuy730/
Taimbud67460/
Tenbult6794/
Thimbut6786/
Tenbush6753/
Timbusz6739/
Tiombou6737/
Timbush6734/
Thimbou6717/
Tenbuss6710/
Tenbuhs677/
Thambau674/
Thimbui674/
Timbaud673/
Tambouh673/
Tmvu672/
Timbuha672/
Tenbusz671/
Tahambu671/
Tombouh671/
Tohmbuh671/
Thombou671/
Timnbus671/
Timbaut671/
Timbeuh671/
Ttimbuh671/
Timbuth671/
Tetmwut671/

Tembu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tembu in the Oriya language
େତୁetu-
Tembu in the Hindi language
तेम्बूtembu75
तेम्बुtembu25
Tembu in the Marathi language
टबुtabu50
टबूtabu33.33
तबुtabu16.67

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