Thembo Surname

25,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Thembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda20,2471:1,928290
Zimbabwe4111:37,5635,822
South Africa3551:152,61317,281
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Botswana1761:12,4262,362
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Comoros11:749,524685
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Thembo (375) may also be a first name.

Thembo Last Name Facts

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

Thembo (Marathi: ठबो) occurs most in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,206th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 340,508 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thembo reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 448,097th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 375 people.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 20,247 people, or 1 in 1,928. In Uganda Thembo is mostly found in: Kasese District, where 80 percent live, Bundibugyo District, where 10 percent live and Kabarole District, where 3 percent live. Not including Uganda Thembo is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiembo9282/
Tthembo923/
Themboi922/
Thhembo921/
Theumbo921/
Tembo91331,360/
Thmbo911/
Thiemboi861/
Themba8311,746/
Thimbo831,851/
Thambo831,443/
Thombo83369/
Temboh83288/
Tembou83261/
Teumbo83161/
Tembot8362/
Tiembo8313/
Teembo8310/
Toembo8310/
Ttembo836/
Temboi833/
Temboa832/
Tembos832/
Taembo832/
Htembo831/
Temboo831/
Tembod831/
Thmboo831/
Tmbo803/
Thamboo77118/
Teumbou7772/
Tembous7755/
Tiembou7732/
Thiemba7719/
Thimbou7717/
Tuembou7713/
Thimmbo779/
Thimbot776/
Tahmboh772/
Tiemboh772/
Thimboy771/
Tehmbot771/
Thembah771/
Temboch771/
Temboih771/
Temboup771/
Thombou771/
Thembad771/
Temboot771/
Teambou771/
Temba7338,457/
Tombo7320,442/
Tambo7319,152/
Timbo737,056/
Tenbo7331/
Tymbo735/
Thmba731/
Thembath711/
Thembahe711/
Thamba6712,469/
Thimba67581/
Teemba67422/
Tembad67380/
Tomboy67273/
Tamboy67235/
Thomba67234/
Timbou67185/
Tyombo67183/
Tamboi67174/
Tomboi67117/
Tamboo6796/
Timboi6794/
Tembah6769/
Taemba6767/
Toimbo6763/
Tiombo6762/
Tamboh6760/
Timboy6757/
Timbuo6755/
Teamba6749/
Tembau6747/
Tembeu6742/
Tuemba6735/
Timboh6732/
Tombuo6728/
Tiemba6725/
Tambuo6725/
Tomboh6714/
Tenbou6712/
Timboo6712/
Thymba6712/
Timbod6710/
Tenbos679/
Tembha675/
Tembap675/
Tembat674/
Tembas674/
Timbos673/
Taambo673/
Timboa672/
Tomboo672/
Ttemba672/
Titmbo672/
Thenba672/
Taimbo672/
Timbot672/
Tembaa671/
Timbop671/
Tamboj671/
Tohmba671/
Teumba671/
Tenboh671/

Thembo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thembo in the Marathi language
ठबोthabo-

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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 Thembo
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