Thamba Surname

41,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Thamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11,1711:6,614806
India8851:866,74138,054
South Africa2371:228,59823,729
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Thamba (311) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thambai9250/
Thambat926/
Thambaa925/
Thambau924/
Thanmba922/
Thambah922/
Thambha921/
Thambay921/
Thahmba921/
Tahamba921/
Tamba91117,517/
Thambash8633/
Thambath863/
Thambhat862/
Thaimbah861/
Themba8311,746/
Tambat837,463/
Tambai832,506/
Tambah832,471/
Thambo831,443/
Tambay831,412/
Tambad83692/
Tamboa83267/
Tambaş83257/
Thomba83234/
Tatmba8390/
Taemba8367/
Taumba8366/
Tambau8355/
Taimba8352/
Tambas8350/
Teamba8349/
Tambaa8344/
Tambap8344/
Taamba8338/
Tambha8321/
Tambea839/
Tambaï837/
Thanba836/
Tambaj836/
Ttamba834/
Tammba833/
Tambağ833/
Tohmba831/
Tambaí831/
Tambaz831/
Thambou77390/
Tamboğa77385/
Tatemba77232/
Tambach77174/
Thamboo77118/
Thanbai7770/
Tambash7753/
Tahumba7731/
Teambea7721/
Tatimba7716/
Tambaud7715/
Tohumba7711/
Tambatt775/
Tanmbat774/
Thombad774/
Tambhai773/
Taambat772/
Tambhat772/
Tambass772/
Ttambat771/
Thambey771/
Thoumba771/
Thombas771/
Thembah771/
Thanbat771/
Tambaah771/
Tambaay771/
Tambaha771/
Teambai771/
Tasimba771/
Thombat771/
Tambahy771/
Temba7338,457/
Tambo7319,152/
Tomba7313,905/
Tanba733,868/
Támba73415/
Tamva734/
Tambá732/
Tambeaux7117/
Tambeaue712/
Geetamba711/
Thamveah711/
Tachimba711/
Tambajje711/
Tatymbay711/
Thembo6721,402/
Toumba6711,619/
Tombaş672,049/
Tambou671,702/
Tambot67638/
Tembea67628/
Tambey67487/
Teemba67422/
Thombo67369/
Tanbay67301/
Tamboy67235/
Tambod67208/
Tamboi67174/
Tanbai67164/
Thoombath67127/
Tombaz67116/
Tamboo6796/
Tombas6792/
Tembay6790/
Tembai6775/
Tanbah6774/
Tombea6773/
Tembah6769/
Tombad6763/
Tambos6762/
Tamboh6760/
Tanbaş6758/
Tombay6757/
Tombai6753/
Tambeu6750/
Tembau6747/
Tanbat6736/
Tombat6736/
Tomboa6729/
Toomba6726/
Tambuo6725/
Tambei6722/
Tombah6717/
Tanbas6710/
Tatmbo677/
Thainbach673/
Toimba673/
Taambo673/
Tuimba673/
Tanmbo672/
Taembo672/
Ttemba672/
Taimbo672/
Tgambo672/
Tonmba671/
Tuomba671/
Tembaa671/
Thonba671/
Tamboj671/
Taumbo671/
Tanbad671/
Tommba671/
Teumba671/
Tanbaj671/
Tanbaz671/
Tanboa671/
Tatnba671/
Thanbo671/
Taunba671/

Thamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thamba in the Tibetan language
ཐམ་བ་tamwa-
Thamba in the Oriya language
tha94.41
ଅହଲଯ୍ାahalaya0.37
େହମehama0.37
ଭୁବନbhubana0.19
ଉଛବuchaba0.19
ପିତବାସpitabasa0.19
େଗାବର୍egabar0.19
ଥଂବthamba0.19
ପଧାନpadhana0.19
ଅମରାନamarana0.19
ଦମୟିdamayi0.19
ରାମଚramaca0.19
ଝରଣାjharana0.19
େପମାନepamana0.19
ଦମୟdamaya0.19
ମମତାmamata0.19
ଚାବତୀcabati0.19
େଦବାନedabana0.19
Thamba in the Marathi language
थंबाthamba92.86
थांबाthamba5.36
थेांबाtheamba1.79

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