Thombela Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thombela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thombela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1591:340,74031,565
Lesotho151:135,50412,442
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Thombela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thombela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thombela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. Thombela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thombela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 340,740. In South Africa Thombela is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent reside, Western Cape, where 31 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Thombela is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Thombela Last Name Statistics demography

Thombela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.36% less than the national average, earning R 87,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tombela93327/
Thembela88686/
Tombelya8822/
Thambela8819/
Thombelo881/
Htombela881/
Tombeala881/
Thombola881/
Toumbelya821/
Thombolay821/
Tombola805,278/
Tembela80701/
Tambela80234/
Tombila8027/
Tombala808/
Tombelo802/
Tonbela801/
Thambala75217/
Tombalay7529/
Tombalau756/
Tombolia756/
Thombolo753/
Tembelea752/
Tamboela752/
Thambila751/
Tambelga751/
Tambelia751/
Tomballa751/
Taumbela751/
Thamballa71398/
Tombolahy7128/
Thambhala714/
Toumballa711/
Toumbelou711/
Tambala6718,898/
Tombolo67919/
Tambila67618/
Tambola67511/
Tembelo6796/
Tembola6750/
Tembila6730/
Tombilo6711/
Thambalyai676/
Tembala675/
Tombalo674/
Thombailey672/
Tonvela671/
Thambhalla671/

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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 Thombela
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