Thabu Surname
Approximately 525 people bear this surname
Thabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 183 | 1:252,349 | 17,139 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Uganda | 123 | 1:317,393 | 21,597 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Thabu (853) may also be a first name.
Thabu Demographics
Average Thabu Salary in
South Africa
R 85,788
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thabu (Hindi: थाबु, Marathi: ठबु, Oriya: ଠାବୁ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thabu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 593,568th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Thabu live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 279,019th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 853 people.
The last name Thabu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 252,349. In Kenya Thabu is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 77 percent reside, Muranga County, where 20 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 23 percent reside.
Thabu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Thabu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.9% less than the national average, earning R 85,788 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thabu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thabu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଠାବୁ | thabu | 87.5 |
| ଠବୁ | thabu | 12.5 |
| Thabu in the Marathi language | ||
| ठबु | thabu | 42.31 |
| ठबू | thabu | 26.92 |
| थाबु | thabu | 15.38 |
| थबू | thabu | 7.69 |
| थबु | thabu | 3.85 |
| थाबू | thabu | 3.85 |
| Thabu in the Hindi language | ||
| थाबु | thabu | 33.33 |
| थाबू | thabu | 33.33 |
| ठबू | thabu | 16.67 |
| ठबु | thabu | 16.67 |
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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
- 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 Thabu
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