Thambo Surname

270,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Thambo Surname Definition:

Thambo is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: ground.

Thambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
South Africa4811:112,63613,536
Zimbabwe1271:121,56116,372
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Denmark131:434,20928,556
France121:5,535,227269,324
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Thambo (273) may also be a first name.

Thambo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thambo is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: ground.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Thambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thambo occurs most in Malawi. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 270,292nd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,050,274 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Thambo live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 537,992nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 273 people.

The surname Thambo is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.

Thambo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thambo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thambo surname expanded 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thambo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thambo earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 30.15% less than the national average, earning R 165,984 per year; in United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.5% less than the national average, earning $35,525 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thambou92390/
Thamboo92118/
Tambo9119,152/
Thembo8321,402/
Thamba8312,469/
Tambou831,702/
Tambot83638/
Thombo83369/
Tamboa83267/
Tamboy83235/
Tambod83208/
Tamboi83174/
Tamboo8396/
Tambos8362/
Tamboh8360/
Tambuo8325/
Tatmbo837/
Taambo833/
Tanmbo832/
Taembo832/
Taimbo832/
Tgambo832/
Tamboj831/
Taumbo831/
Thanbo831/
Tamboğa77385/
Thanbot7743/
Tambous7728/
Tambois7718/
Thambat776/
Tambooz776/
Thambaa775/
Tambost775/
Thanbho774/
Thombot774/
Tambouh773/
Tthembo773/
Thanmba772/
Themboi772/
Tahmboh772/
Tambouz772/
Thambah772/
Thambha771/
Thahmba771/
Tambout771/
Tamboux771/
Tambuoh771/
Thombou771/
Thhembo771/
Theumbo771/
Tasimbo771/
Tahamba771/
Teambou771/
Tembo73331,360/
Tamba73117,517/
Tombo7320,442/
Tanbo7385/
Tambá732/
Tamvo732/
Thambash7133/
Thambath713/
Thambhat712/
Tatimbou712/
Thoumbou712/
Thaimbah711/
Themba6711,746/
Tambat677,463/
Tambah672,471/
Tambad67692/
Tombou67350/
Temboh67288/
Tomboy67273/
Tambaş67257/
Toumbo67249/
Thomba67234/
Teumbo67161/
Tomboi67117/
Tatmba6790/
Taemba6767/
Taumba6766/
Toimbo6763/
Tambau6755/
Tombos6755/
Taimba6752/
Tambas6750/
Tambeu6750/
Teamba6749/
Tambaa6744/
Tambap6744/
Thonbo6739/
Taamba6738/
Toombo6734/
Tomboa6729/
Tombuo6728/
Tambha6721/
Tomboh6714/
Teembo6710/
Toembo6710/
Tanbou677/
Tambaï677/
Thanba676/
Tombot676/
Tanbod676/
Ttembo676/
Ttamba674/
Tonmbo674/
Tammba673/
Tambağ673/
Temboi673/
Tomboo672/
Htembo671/
Tombop671/
Temboo671/
Tohmba671/
Tuombo671/
Tanboa671/
Tanboi671/
Thanvo671/
Tambaz671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thambo
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