Where Does The Last Name Thembi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Thembi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺒﻲ, Marathi: ठबी) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thembi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Thembi is the 1,817,111^th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Thembi live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 14,710^th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 65,498 people.

Thembi is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa Thembi is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 62 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 13 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.