Thumbo Surname

95,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Thumbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thumbo (16) may also be a first name.

Thumbo Last Name Facts

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

Thumbo is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thumbo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,407th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,461,016 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thumbo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Mozambique, where it is held by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Other than Mozambique this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thumboo92126/
Theumbo921/
Tumbo9110,410/
Thoumbou862/
Thumba838,546/
Thimbo831,851/
Toumbo83249/
Thunbo83216/
Teumbo83161/
Tumbos83106/
Tumboy8321/
Tumboh8310/
Tuhmbo834/
Tumbot833/
Tumbod831/
Taumbo831/
Tumboi831/
Tumboo831/
Tumbop831/
Tumbou831/
Tumboa831/
Toumbou77982/
Teumbou7772/
Tahumba7731/
Thimbou7717/
Tuembou7713/
Tohumba7711/
Toumbos7710/
Thimmbo779/
Tunmboa772/
Thumbas771/
Thoumba771/
Thimboy771/
Toumboy771/
Thombou771/
Thumbat771/
Tumboch770/
Tumba7358,451/
Tombo7320,442/
Timbo737,056/
Tunbo7310/
Thumbach7140/
Toumbout717/
Tunmbuop711/
Thumbash711/
Toumba6711,619/
Tumbad671,807/
Tumbas671,685/
Thimba67581/
Tombou67350/
Tomboy67273/
Tumbah67144/
Tomboi67117/
Timboi6794/
Tumbaa6788/
Taumba6766/
Timboy6757/
Timbuo6755/
Tumbau6749/
Tumbaz6743/
Thonbo6739/
Tuemba6735/
Toombo6734/
Timboh6732/
Tomboa6729/
Tombuo6728/
Tumbat6727/
Tiembo6713/
Timboo6712/
Tounbo6712/
Toembo6710/
Thunba674/
Tonmbo674/
Tumbeu674/
Htumba674/
Tuimba673/
Tumbha672/
Tuumba672/
Tomboo672/
Tunmba671/
Tuhmba671/
Tumhba671/
Tuinbo671/
Teumba671/
Tumbap671/
Tumbaš671/

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