Thobela Surname

52,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Thobela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thobela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,0231:6,004767
Swaziland6571:1,976202
Lesotho411:49,5757,796
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Thobela (6,397) may also be a first name.

Thobela Last Name Facts

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

Thobela is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Thobela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thobela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,391st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 746,216 people. Thobela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thobela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thobela is also the 82,209th most frequent first name globally It is held by 6,397 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 9,023 people, or 1 in 6,004. In South Africa Thobela is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa Thobela exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 7 percent live and Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Thobela Last Name Statistics demography

Thobela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.1% less than the national average, earning R 149,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobela92746/
Thabela86441/
Thobala8697/
Thobelo8640/
Thovela8626/
Toubela8624/
Tobelai8618/
Thobola8618/
Thebela8616/
Thobila863/
Toybela861/
Tobelia861/
Thebeila8016/
Thovhela802/
Toubelea802/
Thobilas801/
Tovela7732,955/
Tobola771,811/
Tobala77772/
Tabela77496/
Tobelo77388/
Tebela77384/
Tobila77277/
Tebeila711,022/
Toebola71139/
Thebola71125/
Thobalo7190/
Thobolo7188/
Toballa7174/
Thabala7170/
Tovella7155/
Tobolla7142/
Thabelo7135/
Tabelia7126/
Tohbila7124/
Tobalia7123/
Tabelea7118/
Tabelah7117/
Tobilat7117/
Tompela7112/
Touvela7111/
Tobiola7110/
Tobelou719/
Tebelha716/
Toivela714/
Tabeela714/
Tobilia713/
Tuibela712/
Tobeleu712/
Toobola712/
Tabelas712/
Thebelo711/
Tobelyo711/
Tehbila711/
Tebelah711/
Thabola711/
Tabaela711/
Tohbala711/
Tobelho711/
Tobilea711/
Tovelia711/
Tabetla711/
Tabeila711/
Tabelat711/
Thonpila6719/
Thebolla677/
Tahabila673/
Thabalha672/
Tabelgaa671/
Toubelou671/
Touballa671/
Thebalah671/
Thabilah671/
Thabalai671/
Tahhbila671/
Tahabala671/
Thabolla671/
Thabalya671/

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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
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  • 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 Thobela
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