Thomba Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
India361:21,307,372304,812
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Burkina Faso141:1,310,86411,575
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Thomba (57) may also be a first name.

Thomba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thomba (Marathi: ठोबा, Tibetan: ཐོམ་བ་) is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thomba? popularity and diffusion

Thomba is the 1,064,392nd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Thomba are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thomba is also the 1,308,380th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 57 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 18,853. Apart from Botswana this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Thomba Last Name Statistics demography

Thomba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.78% less than the national average, earning R 140,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thombad924/
Thoumba921/
Thombas921/
Thombat921/
Tomba9113,905/
Thamba8312,469/
Themba8311,746/
Toumba8311,619/
Tombaş832,049/
Thombo83369/
Tombaz83116/
Tombas8392/
Tombea8373/
Tombad8363/
Tombay8357/
Tombai8353/
Tombat8336/
Tomboa8329/
Toomba8326/
Tombah8317/
Toimba833/
Tonmba831/
Tuomba831/
Thonba831/
Tommba831/
Tohmba831/
Thoombath80127/
Toumbas77307/
Tombach7756/
Thambai7750/
Tombeap7731/
Toumbai7721/
Tohumba7711/
Tombacz7710/
Tomnbay7710/
Thambat776/
Thambaa775/
Toombas775/
Thonbai775/
Thombot774/
Toumbay774/
Thambau774/
Thanmba772/
Tosemba772/
Tombasz772/
Thambah772/
Thambha771/
Thambay771/
Thahmba771/
Thembah771/
Toimbai771/
Toumbaa771/
Toumbat771/
Toummba771/
Thombou771/
Dtoumba771/
Tahamba771/
Tamba73117,517/
Temba7338,457/
Tombo7320,442/
Támba73415/
Tonba73129/
Thambash7133/
Thambath713/
Thambhat712/
Thoumbou712/
Tachimba711/
Tombault711/
Toumbass711/
Tombauch710/
Thembo6721,402/
Tambat677,463/
Tambai672,506/
Tambah672,471/
Thambo671,443/
Tambay671,412/
Tambad67692/
Tembea67628/
Teemba67422/
Tonbaz67391/
Tombou67350/
Tomboy67273/
Tamboa67267/
Tambaş67257/
Toumbo67249/
Tomboi67117/
Tembay6790/
Tatmba6790/
Tembai6775/
Tembah6769/
Taemba6767/
Taumba6766/
Toimbo6763/
Tombey6762/
Tambau6755/
Tombos6755/
Tambas6750/
Tombeu6748/
Tembau6747/
Tombei6745/
Tambaa6744/
Tambap6744/
Thonbo6739/
Tonbaş6739/
Taamba6738/
Toombo6734/
Tombuo6728/
Tambha6721/
Tonbad6721/
Tomboh6714/
Toembo6710/
Tambea679/
Tounba678/
Tambaï677/
Thanba676/
Tombot676/
Tambaj676/
Tembha675/
Ttamba674/
Tonmbo674/
Tammba673/
Tambağ673/
Tuimba673/
Tomboo672/
Tonbai672/
Ttemba672/
Tombop671/
Tembaa671/
Tambaí671/
Tuombo671/
Teumba671/
Tambaz671/

Thomba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thomba in the Tibetan language
ཐོམ་བ་tomwa-
Thomba in the Marathi language
ठोबाthoba50
ठुमलाthumala50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thomba
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