Thubela Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thubela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thubela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5701:95,04911,609
Lesotho1021:19,9274,152
England11:55,718,059489,080

Thubela (13) may also be a first name.

Thubela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thubela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thubela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 491,715th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 10,828,449 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thubela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

Thubela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 570 people, or 1 in 95,049. In South Africa Thubela is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 24 percent are found and Free State, where 16 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 15 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Thubela Last Name Statistics demography

Thubela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.83% less than the national average, earning R 159,624 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tubela92252/
Thibela862,255/
Thubila8634/
Thubelo8626/
Toubela8624/
Tuibela862/
Tubeela861/
Tubiela861/
Thubala861/
Thumpela804/
Toubelea802/
Tubola77881/
Tobela77746/
Tubala77654/
Tubila77174/
Tubelo7754/
Tibela7753/
Tuballa711,768/
Thibola7191/
Tubilah7180/
Tauvela7141/
Tubiola7130/
Tumpela7128/
Tobelai7118/
Tubalia7116/
Tibelia7114/
Touvela7111/
Tubelio7110/
Tubalai716/
Tubilia714/
Tuvella714/
Tibelea713/
Tubolah712/
Tubaila712/
Thibelo712/
Tobelia711/
Tubalya711/
Tubilya711/
Thibala711/
Tubielo711/
Taubala711/
Taubola711/
Thibila711/
Tibeela711/
Tubeloo711/
Tibeila711/
Tubailah679/
Taubilai678/
Thumpila676/
Tubhujla671/
Tuballla671/
Tuballia671/
Thibolla671/
Toubelou671/
Touballa671/

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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 Thubela
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