Thobeka Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Thobeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thobeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Thobeka (32,836) may also be a first name.

Thobeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thobeka is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thobeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thobeka is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Thobeka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thobeka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thobeka is also the 25,992nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 32,836 people.

The last name Thobeka is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 43 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 6 percent reside and Swaziland, where 6 percent reside.

Thobeka Last Name Statistics demography

Thobeka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.42% less than the national average, earning R 41,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobeka928/
Thobeko8638/
Thabeka8612/
Thoboka869/
Toubeka861/
Toybeka861/
Tebeka772,175/
Tabeka77159/
Toboka77108/
Tobeko7754/
Tobaka7742/
Tobika7734/
Tobjka771/
Tobioka71665/
Thebeko71178/
Thobiko71172/
Tobojka71151/
Tobiška71140/
Toboeko7199/
Tobiska7175/
Toboika7114/
Tobyška718/
Tobyska714/
Thabaka714/
Teubeka711/
Tabekha711/
Thoboko711/
Tobeiko711/
Tobajka711/
Tobaika711/
Tabekai711/
Tabeeka711/
Thebaka711/
Tobijka711/
Tobecko711/
Tabeikai67113/
Tobakhah6713/
Tobyshka6712/
Toebicka671/
Toubekeu671/
Tobishka671/
Tahbakay671/
Tabekash671/
Toihbaka671/

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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 Thobeka
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