Timba Surname

16,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Timba Surname Definition:

Timba is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: antelope.

Timba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique24,1011:1,131273
India1,7271:444,16122,989
Indonesia9291:142,35714,074
Zambia9171:17,2851,935
South Africa9101:59,5367,520
Zimbabwe7221:21,3833,201
Tanzania7211:73,4287,654
Cameroon5121:40,5655,413
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Papua New Guinea4301:18,9621,942
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Philippines3521:287,60941,368
Uganda1791:218,09717,007
Malaysia1371:215,28612,518
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Peru611:521,05114,430
Liberia391:113,0398,770
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Benin151:689,04039,432
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
England91:6,190,895170,599
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Timba (1,458) may also be a first name.

Timba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Timba is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: antelope.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Timba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Timba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺐ, Hindi: टिम्बा, Marathi: तींबा, Oriya: ତିା, Russian: Тимба) occurs in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,913th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 221,944 people. The last name Timba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Timba reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 204,195th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 1,458 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Mozambique, where it is carried by 24,101 people, or 1 in 1,131. Aside from Mozambique this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Timba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Timba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,138 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.72% less than the national average, earning R 109,968 per year and in United States they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning $38,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timbas912,130/
Thimba91581/
Timbad91498/
Timbai9185/
Timbah9173/
Taimba9152/
Timbat9143/
Timbau9136/
Timbay9134/
Tiemba9125/
Timbha9118/
Tiomba9117/
Toimba913/
Tuimba913/
Timboa912/
Ttimba911/
Tmba895/
Timbaya8334/
Thiemba8319/
Timbeau836/
Timbaud833/
Timbuha832/
Timbach831/
Toimbai831/
Timbaij831/
Timbash831/
Timbaut831/
Timbhai831/
Timboha831/
Tumba8058,451/
Temba8038,457/
Timbó8014,095/
Timbe808,470/
Timbo807,056/
Timbi801,971/
Timby80316/
Timwa8050/
Ttmba8022/
Timua8011/
Tinba804/
Timva802/
Tymba802/
Tmbaa801/
Thmba801/
Tmbay801/
Tmbad801/
Timbé801/
Tuimebai7759/
Thimbaud775/
Tuimebay772/
Thaimbah771/
Themba7311,746/
Thumba738,546/
Tumbay732,067/
Thimbo731,851/
Timuay731,110/
Timbee73994/
Timber73699/
Tembea73628/
Timuat73536/
Teemba73422/
Tembad73380/
Timbes73283/
Timwat73208/
Timbou73185/
Tümbaş73152/
Timbie73146/
Tumbah73144/
Tymbai73132/
Tumbea73125/
Tumbai73107/
Taimwa7394/
Timboi7394/
Tembay7390/
Tumbaa7388/
Tembai7375/
Tembah7369/
Taemba7367/
Toimbo7363/
Taimbe7363/
Tiombo7362/
Timboy7357/
Timbuo7355/
Teamba7349/
Tumbau7349/
Tembau7347/
Timway7341/
Timbey7340/
Tuemba7335/
Timboh7332/
Tymbay7329/
Timbhe7325/
Thimbe7319/
Timbis7314/
Timbei7313/
Tiembo7313/
Timboo7312/
Tuimbe7312/
Thymba7312/
Teimbe7312/
Timbii7311/
Timbod7310/
Thimbi739/
Tiembe738/
Taimua737/
Timbip737/
Tembha735/
Tembap735/
Tembat734/
Htumba734/
Tümbay734/
Tembas734/
Timbos733/
Timbit733/
Taimbi733/
Timmpa732/
Tumbha732/
Toimbi732/
Temboa732/
Tuumba732/
Ttemba732/
Titmbo732/
Teimbi732/
Taimbo732/
Timbot732/
Ttmbha731/
Tuimua731/
Teimby731/
Tembaa731/
Timbop731/
Tinbaj731/
Tiombe731/
Tiemby731/
Tuhmba731/
Tumhba731/
Tyomba731/
Tümbas731/
Teumba731/
Titmbe731/
Tismbe731/
Tinbau731/
Timwua731/
Tiembi731/
Timbeh731/
Timbeu731/
Thimby730/
Timbuy730/
Tuimby730/
Thimbault712/
Thimwat67257/
Thiembo6782/
Tiembie6748/
Tiombou6737/
Tiembou6732/
Tembaya6730/
Teambea6721/
Thimbou6717/
Timbeer6716/
Thimmbo679/
Tyohmba679/
Thiembi678/
Tmbe678/
Thimbot676/
Thimbui674/
Thumbai674/
Tmbo673/
Timbher672/
Taimbee672/
Tmbi672/
Taimbie672/
Tiemboh672/
Thaimwa672/
Theimby671/
Thaimbe671/
Tembadh671/
Tembhaa671/
Timbesh671/
Timmber671/
Timmppa671/
Thimbio671/
Thimboy671/
Thimmpa671/
Tumbeah671/
Timbich671/
Tyombea671/
Tiembee671/
Teumbea671/
Thembah671/
Temmbap671/
Tembach671/
Tembait671/
Tenmbea671/
Taimbiy671/
Teambai671/
Tiombei671/
Timbest671/
Timbeuh671/
Timbitt671/
Timbooy671/
Timmuay671/
Tumbaha671/
Thembad671/
Tnba671/
Tmby671/
Tuymbai671/

Timba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻤﺐtmb-
Timba in the Marathi language
तींबाtimba-
Timba in the Oriya language
ତିାtia85.71
ଟିାtia14.29
Timba in the Hindi language
टिम्बाtimba75
तिम्बाtimba25
Timba in the Russian language
Тимбаtimba-

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