Thempane Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Thempane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 49 | 1:41,481 | 6,991 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
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 borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thempane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Thempane occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Thempane are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thempane is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 21 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 41,481. In Lesotho Thempane is primarily found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 86 percent are found and Qacha's Nek District, where 14 percent are found. Not including Lesotho it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thempane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thempane in the Marathi language | ||
| ठपणे | thapane | - |
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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 Thempane
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