Thamba Surname
Approximately 12,469 people bear this surname
Thamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 11,171 | 1:6,614 | 806 |
| India | 885 | 1:866,741 | 38,054 |
| South Africa | 237 | 1:228,598 | 23,729 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Thamba (311) may also be a first name.
Thamba Demographics
Average Thamba Salary in
South Africa
R 142,104
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thamba (Marathi: थंबा, Oriya: ଥ, Tibetan: ཐམ་བ་) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thamba is the 41,858th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 584,453 people. The last name Thamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Thamba live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Thamba is also the 498,315th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 311 people.
The last name Thamba is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 11,171 people, or 1 in 6,614. Barring The DR Congo Thamba is found in 20 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Thamba Last Name Statistics demography
Thamba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.2% less than the national average, earning R 142,104 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thamba in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཐམ་བ་ | tamwa | - |
| Thamba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଥ | tha | 94.41 |
| ଅହଲଯ୍ା | ahalaya | 0.37 |
| େହମ | ehama | 0.37 |
| ଭୁବନ | bhubana | 0.19 |
| ଉଛବ | uchaba | 0.19 |
| ପିତବାସ | pitabasa | 0.19 |
| େଗାବର୍ | egabar | 0.19 |
| ଥଂବ | thamba | 0.19 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.19 |
| ଅମରାନ | amarana | 0.19 |
| ଦମୟି | damayi | 0.19 |
| ରାମଚ | ramaca | 0.19 |
| ଝରଣା | jharana | 0.19 |
| େପମାନ | epamana | 0.19 |
| ଦମୟ | damaya | 0.19 |
| ମମତା | mamata | 0.19 |
| ଚାବତୀ | cabati | 0.19 |
| େଦବାନ | edabana | 0.19 |
| Thamba in the Marathi language | ||
| थंबा | thamba | 92.86 |
| थांबा | thamba | 5.36 |
| थेांबा | theamba | 1.79 |
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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 Thamba
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