Thambe Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7551:71,7598,945
India711:10,803,738202,948
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thambe (24) may also be a first name.

Thambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thambe (Marathi: तांबे) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thambe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 416,960th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Thambe reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thambe is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 755 people, or 1 in 71,759. In South Africa Thambe is most numerous in: North West, where 71 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Thambe Last Name Statistics demography

Thambe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.8% less than the national average, earning R 107,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thambet9217/
Thambee924/
Thaimbe921/
Thambey921/
Tahambe921/
Tambe91118,744/
Thambi834,897/
Thombe832,044/
Thamby831,205/
Tamber831,029/
Thembe83622/
Taumbe83503/
Tambey83487/
Tambie83288/
Tambet8390/
Tambes8376/
Tambeh8373/
Taimbe8363/
Tambeu8350/
Teambe8344/
Taambe8336/
Tanmbe8329/
Tambee8328/
Tambhe8324/
Tambei8322/
Ttambe8316/
Tambea839/
Tammbe837/
Tambed832/
Taembe832/
Tamnbe831/
Tahmbe831/
Thambai7750/
Tambets7735/
Teambea7721/
Tamberh7720/
Thomber7719/
Thambhi7713/
Tambesh7711/
Thambis779/
Thembee777/
Thombie775/
Tahambi775/
Thembhe774/
Teamber774/
Thanmba772/
Taimbee772/
Tambeth772/
Taimbie772/
Thembie772/
Tthambi771/
Thambay771/
Thombee771/
Taembhe771/
Tambeet771/
Tannmbe771/
Thahmba771/
T'Hembe771/
Tammbey771/
Tanmbeu771/
Tasembe771/
Tahamba771/
Tajmber771/
Tembe73308,229/
Tamba73117,517/
Tombe7317,830/
Tambi738,736/
Tamby73850/
Tanbe73440/
Tambè7372/
També7312/
Tambá732/
Tamve731/
Thasimbi7110/
Tatmbihe717/
Thombher712/
Thanbhee711/
Taambeet711/
Thanbech711/
Thamveah711/
Tambajje711/
Tambis674,114/
Tuombe673,756/
Tombet672,692/
Tambai672,506/
Tembhe671,944/
Tambay671,412/
Tambio67743/
Tembea67628/
Tembei67338/
Toumbe67311/
Thombi67283/
Tamboa67267/
Tamboy67235/
Tambić67206/
Tamboi67174/
Tombez67122/
Tanbeh67115/
Tambui67104/
Thembi67103/
Tombes67101/
Tembey6791/
Tomber6783/
Tanber6780/
Tombea6773/
Tambit6768/
Taumba6766/
Tombey6762/
Taimba6752/
Teamba6749/
Tombeu6748/
Tombei6745/
Tambaa6744/
Tembeu6742/
Toombe6738/
Taamba6738/
Tambhi6731/
Tambih6724/
Tambha6721/
Tambid6719/
Tanbee6716/
Tombie6715/
Thanbi6712/
Tuimbe6712/
Teimbe6712/
Tanbey6712/
Tattimbet6710/
Thonbe6710/
Tembie6710/
Tommbe677/
Tahmbi677/
Tembeh677/
Tombee676/
Tambaj676/
Tambiz676/
Tambyi676/
Thomby675/
Tanmbi675/
Tombhe675/
Taambi675/
Tanbet675/
Ttamba674/
Tombeh674/
Tambii673/
Tammba673/
Taimbi673/
Thanby673/
Taumby672/
Tombep672/
Tambuy672/
Tembee672/
Temmbe671/
Taanbe671/
Tamboj671/
Tanhbe671/
Taumbi671/
Tammbi671/
Tanbie671/
Tohmba671/
Tamnby671/
Tambaí671/
Toymbe671/
Tombed671/
Toembe671/
Tanbei671/
Ttembe671/
Taembi671/
Themby671/
Tonmbe671/

Thambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thambe in the Marathi language
तांबेtambe51.28
थंबेthambe12.82
ठेेांबेtheeambe12.82
ठबेthabe10.26
ठेांबेtheambe7.69
थांबेthambe2.56
ताबेtabe2.56

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Thambe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis