Thabiso Surname

315,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thabiso Surname Definition:

Thabiso is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a person who is the source of joy for the whole family and village.

Thabiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana9101:2,403270
Lesotho1611:12,6252,801
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Thabiso (79,647) may also be a first name.

Thabiso Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thabiso is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a person who is the source of joy for the whole family and village.

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Thabiso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thabiso is found most in Botswana. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thabiso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thabiso is the 315,551st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,129,139 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Thabiso are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thabiso is also the 12,410th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 79,647 people.

Thabiso is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is borne by 910 people, or 1 in 2,403. Aside from Botswana it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Thabiso Last Name Statistics demography

Thabiso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.86% less than the national average, earning R 28,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tabiso924/
Thabisa863/
Thobiso862/
Teabiso861/
Tabissou8026/
Tabisa77261/
Tabizo7721/
Tabico7719/
Tabeso778/
Taviso775/
Tobiso772/
Tabijo772/
Tabaissou751/
Tabiosa71205/
Tabisha71142/
Thobisa7168/
Tavisou7113/
Tabijas717/
Tabisap714/
Tabiesa714/
Tobisco712/
Tabaisa712/
Tabisca711/
Tobioso711/
Taabisa711/
Tabissa711/
Tabesoa711/
Tabuico711/
Thebisa711/
Tabishat672,657/
Thabesha677/
Tabitsau674/
Thobisha672/

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Footnotes

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