Thembo Surname
Approximately 21,402 people bear this surname
Thembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 20,247 | 1:1,928 | 290 |
| Zimbabwe | 411 | 1:37,563 | 5,822 |
| South Africa | 355 | 1:152,613 | 17,281 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Botswana | 176 | 1:12,426 | 2,362 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Thembo (375) may also be a first name.
Thembo Demographics
Average Thembo Salary in
South Africa
R 164,244
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thembo (Marathi: ठबो) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thembo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 25,206th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 340,508 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thembo reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Thembo is also the 448,097th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 375 people.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 20,247 people, or 1 in 1,928. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kasese District, where 80 percent are found, Bundibugyo District, where 10 percent are found and Kabarole District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Thembo Last Name Statistics demography
Thembo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.88% less than the national average, earning R 164,244 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thembo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thembo in the Marathi language | ||
| ठबो | thabo | - |
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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 Thembo
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