Thempane Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thempane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thempane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho491:41,4816,991
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Thempane (21) may also be a first name.

Thempane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thempane (Marathi: ठपणे) is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thempane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Thempane reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 41,481. In Lesotho Thempane is most numerous in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 86 percent live and Qacha's Nek District, where 14 percent live. Other than Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thempane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thempane in the Marathi language
ठपणेthapane-

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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 Thempane
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