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

The last name Thembu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Thembu click here.

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

Thembu is the 1,222,957^th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname Thembu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thembu reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thembu is also the 1,566,439^th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 42 people.

Thembu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 297,680. In South Africa Thembu is most common in: Gauteng, where 42 percent live, North West, where 26 percent live and Northern Cape, where 19 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Thembu Last Name Statistics ^demography

Thembu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.59% less than the national average, earning R 153,060 per year.