Thembinkosi Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thembinkosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thembinkosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thembinkosi (75,031) may also be a first name.

Thembinkosi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thembinkosi occurs most in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thembinkosi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thembinkosi is the 3,957,383rd most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Thembinkosi is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Thembinkosi are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thembinkosi is also the 13,070th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 75,031 people.

The last name Thembinkosi is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 20 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Botswana, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembinkosi954/
Thembinkos951/
Thimbo Nkosi781/
Thiombiano-Kaouessa601/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thembinkosi
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