Thande Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thande Surname User-submission:

The Thande surname means 'spark' or 'sparks'.

Thande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4131:111,8169,530
United States451:8,054,643356,745
India351:21,916,154310,282
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England31:18,572,686338,250
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Thandé (1) are calculated separately.

Thande (103) may also be a first name.

Thande Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Thande surname means 'spark' or 'sparks'.

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Thande Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thande (Hindi: ठंडे, Marathi: थांडे, Oriya: ଥାେ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Thandé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thande? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 572,152nd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Thande live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Thande is also the 930,172nd most common forename internationally It is held by 103 people.

The surname Thande is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 111,816. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 49 percent live, Kajiado County, where 24 percent live and Kiambu County, where 24 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Thande Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Thande last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thande earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 76.17% less than the national average, earning R 56,628 per year and in United States they earn 38.14% less than the national average, earning $26,691 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thandé941/
Thandie92201/
Thandee9241/
Thandge925/
Thaande922/
Thandey921/
Thaunde921/
Tahande921/
Thandeh921/
Tande916,333/
Tahander869/
Theandee861/
Thandech861/
Thandi833,194/
Tander83375/
Tandea83370/
Tandeh83236/
Tandje83113/
Tandie83113/
Tandee8399/
Tandez8383/
Tandet8382/
Thandy8379/
Tandes8378/
Thonde8353/
Tandey8352/
Taunde8340/
Tandei8338/
Tainde8323/
Tandge8314/
Thamde8313/
Tandeu8313/
Tandde835/
Tandej835/
Tandep833/
Taande832/
Teande832/
Tanded831/
Tandhe831/
Dtande831/
Tasende77811/
Thaundi77526/
Thamdee77500/
Thondee77123/
Thandai7773/
Tandest7766/
Tanderø7736/
Thandhi7726/
Teander7723/
Tandeah7718/
Taandje7716/
Thamdei7713/
Tandehr7711/
Tahandi7710/
Tajndeh779/
Tahnder774/
Tatende774/
Thamder774/
Taindeh774/
Thamdej773/
Tandeer772/
Tatinde772/
Thandaa771/
Thanddi771/
Thondge771/
Taunder771/
Tandeih771/
Tandett771/
Taynede771/
Thenhde771/
Thandiy771/
Tahndie771/
Tandeuh771/
Thondhe771/
Thonded771/
Thondej771/
Thaindi771/
Teandee771/
Tandech771/
Tandi7370,149/
Tonde7332,447/
Tanda7327,069/
Tandy737,469/
Tamde73221/
Tandé7328/
Tandj739/
Tassinde719/
Thandait715/
Thoondee715/
Thamdech712/
Tha'anda711/
Theamdee711/
Theindee711/
Tandoy672,353/
Tonder671,606/
Tandoi67909/
Taundi67845/
Tandih67755/
Tounde67530/
Tandyo67489/
Tanday67364/
Tandio67357/
Tandai67350/
Tandis67319/
Thondi67270/
Tondee67223/
Tondje67207/
Tamdet6778/
Tamdee6778/
Taunda6766/
Tandit6752/
Toonde6751/
Tandoa6745/
Tondeh6743/
Tandaa6742/
Tandhi6740/
Tandhy6736/
Tandid6736/
Tondea6732/
Tainda6729/
Teinde6724/
Tondey6724/
Taanda6722/
Taandi6721/
Tanddy6720/
Tandha6715/
Tandui6715/
Tonnde6714/
Tamdje6713/
Tondei6710/
Tandiy679/
Tondet679/
Taindi678/
Tondie677/
Tannda676/
Tandii676/
Tanndi674/
Tondge674/
Toinde674/
Tondde673/
Tanduy673/
Tandyt673/
Tondhe672/
Tandyi672/
Htandi671/
Thondy671/
Taamde671/
Tassinder671/
Tamdei671/
Tondeu671/
Tohnda671/
Tandda671/
Teanda671/
Teandi671/
Tassender671/
Thanty671/
Ttanda671/
Tandip671/
Thonhdech671/
Tachendee671/
Taindy671/
Tanndy670/
Tondes670/
Taundy670/

Thande Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thande in the Oriya language
ଥାେthae50
ଠେthe50
Thande in the Marathi language
थांडेthande38.89
थंडेthande38.89
ठांडेthande5.56
थंदेthande5.56
तंडेtande5.56
भंडेbhande5.56
Thande in the Hindi language
ठंडेthande33.33
ठन्डेthande33.33
ठण्डेthande33.33

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