Thebe Surname
Approximately 13,840 people bear this surname
Thebe Surname User-submission:
Thebe is a Setswana-Sesotho languages surname, meaning 'shield' or 'someone who gives protection'.
Thebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6,142 | 1:8,821 | 1,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,089 | 1:4,998 | 488 |
| Botswana | 1,588 | 1:1,377 | 91 |
| Nepal | 1,176 | 1:24,218 | 1,045 |
| Lesotho | 930 | 1:2,186 | 272 |
| Indonesia | 597 | 1:221,523 | 20,679 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Thébé (2) are calculated separately.
Thebe (4,521) may also be a first name.
Thebe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Thebe is a Setswana-Sesotho languages surname, meaning 'shield' or 'someone who gives protection'.
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Average Thebe Salary in
United States
$18,944 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thebe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thebe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thebe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺐ, Hindi: थेबे, Marathi: ठेबे, Oriya: େଠେବ) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant: Thébé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thebe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,035th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 526,557 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Thebe live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 102,305th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 4,521 people.
The surname Thebe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,142 people, or 1 in 8,821. In South Africa Thebe is most frequent in: North West, where 40 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Free State, where 19 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Botswana, where 11 percent reside.
Thebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Thebe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thebe last name expanded 989 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thebe Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Thebe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.08% less than the national average, earning R 140,028 per year and in United States they earn 56.1% less than the national average, earning $18,944 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thebe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thebe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺐ | tb | - |
| Thebe in the Hindi language | ||
| थेबे | thebe | - |
| Thebe in the Oriya language | ||
| େଠେବ | etheba | - |
| Thebe in the Marathi language | ||
| ठेबे | thebe | 94.34 |
| ढेबे | dhebe | 5.66 |
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