Thande Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Thande Surname User-submission:
The Thande surname means 'spark' or 'sparks'.
Thande Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 413 | 1:111,816 | 9,530 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Thandé (1) are calculated separately.
Thande (103) may also be a first name.
Thande Surname Meaning
Thande Demographics
Thande Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Thande Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thande in the Oriya language | ||
| ଥାେ | thae | 50 |
| ଠେ | the | 50 |
| Thande in the Marathi language | ||
| थांडे | thande | 38.89 |
| थंडे | thande | 38.89 |
| ठांडे | thande | 5.56 |
| थंदे | thande | 5.56 |
| तंडे | tande | 5.56 |
| भंडे | bhande | 5.56 |
| Thande in the Hindi language | ||
| ठंडे | thande | 33.33 |
| ठन्डे | thande | 33.33 |
| ठण्डे | thande | 33.33 |
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