Thimbela Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thimbela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thimbela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thimbela (71) may also be a first name.

Thimbela Last Name Facts

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

Thimbela occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Thimbela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thimbela? popularity and diffusion

Thimbela is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Thimbela is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Thimbela reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread forename globally, borne by 71 people.

Thimbela is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa Thimbela is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Thimbela Last Name Statistics demography

Thimbela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.75% less than the national average, earning R 76,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timbela93991/
Thembela88686/
Thumbela88114/
Thimbala881/
Timbila80751/
Tembela80701/
Timbola80240/
Timbala80156/
Tumbela8049/
Tinbela802/
Timbelo802/
Timbalau7570/
Timbilay7545/
Timbalia7516/
Timbalai7514/
Thumbala7512/
Timbolia756/
Tembelea752/
Thmballa751/
Timbaila751/
Timbilia751/
Timbailay713/
Timbalaai711/
Tumbala67246/
Tumbila67190/
Tembelo6796/
Timbalo6784/
Timbilo6782/
Tembola6750/
Tembila6730/
Tumbelo6721/
Tumbola679/
Tembala675/
Timbolo672/
Tímbola671/
Tenbela671/

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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 Thimbela
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