Thembeli Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thembeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thembeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Thembeli (9) may also be a first name.

Thembeli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thembeli occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thembeli.

How Common Is The Last Name Thembeli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thembeli is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Thembeli are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Thembeli is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 9 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Thembeli is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Besides India it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembeli93278/
Thambeli88115/
Tembelis8833/
Tembelio883/
Thembele882/
Thembili881/
Tahmbeli881/
Thimbeli881/
Themballi826/
Thambheli825/
Thahmbeli823/
Thaambeli821/
Tembely8020,871/
Tembele801,430/
Tambeli80799/
Tembela80701/
Tenbeli8031/
Tembali8022/
Timbeli8011/
Tombeli803/
Thmboli801/
Thmbili801/
Thambali7569/
Thembile7540/
Thamboli7526/
Taambeli7516/
Temballi7512/
Tambheli7511/
Tembeley759/
Tambaeli756/
Teambali754/
Thimbele752/
Tembelea752/
Thembale752/
Thambele752/
Thombele752/
Tiembele751/
Teambele751/
Tambelei751/
Tümbelei751/
Thimbely751/
Tiembali751/
Tambeeli751/
Taemboli751/
Tembeleh751/
Tmboli7117/
Thambalei7117/
Tambealiy716/
Thamballi715/
Thammbali711/
Timbely671,864/
Tambali671,614/
Timbela67991/
Timbili67396/
Tombili67285/
Tambili67273/
Tombele67216/
Tombali67146/
Tambele67130/
Tembale6782/
Thamballei6772/
Tembile6766/
Timbali6745/
Tembila6730/
Tembole6721/
Tombely6719/
Timbele6712/
Thambalyai676/
Tembély673/
Thambhalli671/
Tenbela671/
Tenbele671/

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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
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  • 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 Thembeli
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