Thamae Surname

56,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thamae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thamae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6,3881:3188
South Africa2,5081:21,6022,737
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Thamae (428) may also be a first name.

Thamae Last Name Facts

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

Thamae is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Thamae click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thamae? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,257th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 808,201 people. The surname Thamae is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thamae reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 415,075th most common first name in the world, borne by 428 people.

It is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 6,388 people, or 1 in 318. In Lesotho Thamae is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 32 percent reside, Berea District, where 27 percent reside and Qacha's Nek District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Thamae Last Name Statistics demography

Thamae earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.5% less than the national average, earning R 167,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thamahe9256/
Thammae925/
Thamaee924/
Thamaae924/
Thhamae921/
Tahamae921/
Thaamae921/
Tamae911,720/
Thaumaet8641/
Thaumaes863/
Thomae831,750/
Tohmae8380/
Taemae8360/
Tamahe8357/
Taimae838/
Tamaee837/
Tamaes833/
Tamaez833/
Tammae831/
Themae831/
Thamoe831/
Tamaeh831/
Thammahet801/
Taimahe7713/
Tamahee774/
Tehmaae772/
Tohmaeh771/
Thamaua771/
Tammahe771/
Thamahi771/
Themhae771/
Tameu73419/
Tomae73180/
Temae7338/
Tamoe7320/
Tamahahe7184/
Tajmaher716/
Theamoed711/
Tamoeh672,697/
Tamoes67495/
Tamași6753/
Tamoua6738/
Thomeu6737/
Tamaua6721/
Taimoe6720/
Teameh6719/
Tomaer6715/
Tamoee6715/
Tameai6713/
Tomaet6713/
Tamoaj6712/
Tamahi6711/
Thatmajhi676/
Tamoay676/
Tamohe674/
Tatmoe674/
Tammoe672/
Toumae672/
Toimae672/
Thomaé672/
Taumeu671/
Thomäe671/
Thomoe671/
Taumoe671/
Tamhae671/
Thahmahhi671/
Temaea671/
Tameuh671/
Tammeu671/
Toomae671/
Tamaui671/
Tamoer671/
Tomahe670/

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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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  • 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 Thamae
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