Thobolo Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thobolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thobolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Thobolo (40) may also be a first name.

Thobolo Last Name Facts

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

Thobolo occurs most in Botswana. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thobolo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,994,173rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Thobolo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Thobolo live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 40 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 26,349. Without taking into account Botswana this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobolo92324/
Thebolo8699/
Thobalo8690/
Thabolo8643/
Thobelo8640/
Thobola8618/
Toboloh861/
Toubolo861/
Toybolot802/
Tobola771,811/
Tobelo77388/
Tabolo77375/
Tobalo7794/
Tovolo7712/
Tebolo773/
Tashbolot75181/
Touboulos752/
Touboulou752/
Thobela719,766/
Toebola71139/
Toboula71128/
Thebola71125/
Thobala7197/
Tompolo7163/
Tobolla7142/
Thabelo7135/
Toboleu7120/
Tabolou7119/
Toobalo7117/
Tonpolo7112/
Tobelou719/
Taboloy718/
Tobalou714/
Thebalo714/
Tabollo713/
Toobola712/
Tabolod712/
Thebelo711/
Thabalo711/
Thabola711/
Tabuolo711/
Toballo711/
Taboloh711/
Toboola711/
Taboulot67395/
Thebolla677/
Touboula676/
Touballo673/
Toubelou671/
Toballos671/
Tooballo671/
Taboulou671/
Thompola671/
Thabolla671/

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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 Thobolo
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