Thabela Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

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

Thabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4091:132,46415,455
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thabela (178) may also be a first name.

Thabela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thabela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Thabela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thabela? popularity and diffusion

Thabela is the 676,370th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Thabela reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thabela is also the 683,417th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 178 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 132,464. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Free State, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa Thabela exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Thabela Last Name Statistics demography

Thabela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.71% less than the national average, earning R 136,152 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tabela92496/
Thobela869,766/
Thabala8670/
Thabelo8635/
Tabelia8626/
Tabelea8618/
Tabelah8617/
Thebela8616/
Tabeela864/
Tabelas862/
Thabola861/
Tabelat861/
Tabaela861/
Teabela861/
Tabeila861/
Tabetla861/
Thebeila8016/
Tahabila803/
Thabalha802/
Thabolla801/
Tahabala801/
Thabalai801/
Thabilah801/
Tabelgaa801/
Theabala801/
Thabalya801/
Tabala774,118/
Tabola771,150/
Tobela77746/
Tavela77441/
Tebela77384/
Tabila77350/
Tabelo77113/
Tabelhajt751/
Tavella719,052/
Tebeila711,022/
Tabilas71634/
Tabalia71324/
Tabiola71174/
Tabilai71126/
Thebola71125/
Tabalai71115/
Taavela7198/
Thobala7197/
Tabahla7161/
Taballa7154/
Tampela7152/
Thabolo7143/
Tauvela7141/
Thobelo7140/
Tabilay7128/
Thovela7126/
Toubela7124/
Tohbila7124/
Thobola7118/
Tobelai7118/
Tabaala7115/
Tabeloi7110/
Taivela719/
Tebhala718/
Tebelha716/
Tabalay715/
Tabgila714/
Tabalah713/
Tabelos713/
Thobila713/
Taabala712/
Tabolya712/
Tuibela712/
Tabilah712/
Tavelia711/
Tehbila711/
Taibila711/
Tabalaa711/
Tebelah711/
Teabola711/
Tabolia711/
Thabalo711/
Tabolai711/
Tabolay711/
Tabolla711/
Tabelou711/
Tabilad711/
Tabilia711/
Tabilya711/
Tabyola711/
Tabayla711/
Taibala711/
Tobelia711/
Taubala711/
Taubola711/
Tavelay711/
Toybela711/
Thebelo711/
Teibela711/
Tohbala711/
Tabailah671,667/
Thabalei6729/
Tabelout6710/
Taubilai678/
Thebolla677/
Taboilay673/
Tavellia672/
Thaivila672/
Toubelea672/
Thampila672/
Thovhela672/
Tahhbila671/
Taimpela671/
Taaballa671/
Thebalah671/
Tabollah671/
Tabhalai671/
Tabalaai671/
Tabaliau671/
Taballia671/
Tabeallo671/
Thobilas671/
Taballah671/

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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 Thabela
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