Thembeka Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thembeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thembeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Thembeka (30,842) may also be a first name.

Thembeka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thembeka is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Thembeka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thembeka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Thembeka occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Thembeka reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 27,337th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 30,842 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 38 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Western Cape, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Thembeka occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Thembeka Last Name Statistics demography

Thembeka earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.44% less than the national average, earning $24,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembeka9318/
Thambeka8838/
Thombeka881/
Tembecka881/
Tembheka881/
Tembhekat821/
Tembeko80167/
Tambeka80119/
Tombeka8066/
Temboka809/
Tembaka803/
Tombekai75101/
Tembakau752/
Tambegka752/
Thenbika751/
Tambieka751/
Thombika751/
Tembekho751/
Thambakka7124/
Tomboka671,230/
Tambika67666/
Tamboka67285/
Tambaka6740/
Timbika678/
Tambeko676/
Tombaka673/
Temboko672/
Tombika671/
Tembako671/

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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 Thembeka
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