Timbe Surname

59,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Timbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Timbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Ecuador3481:45,7064,544
Zimbabwe3371:45,8117,044
Kenya1551:297,93518,952
India1241:6,186,011143,436
Uganda1191:328,06122,062
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Cameroon1031:201,64120,774
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
Botswana771:28,4025,684
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Timbé (1) are calculated separately.

Timbe (137) may also be a first name.

Timbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Timbe is held by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Timbé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 59,568th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 860,395 people. The surname Timbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Timbe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 790,880th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 137 people.

This surname is most numerous in Mozambique, where it is borne by 6,798 people, or 1 in 4,010. Without taking into account Mozambique this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Timbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Timbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Timbe last name declined 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Timbe Last Name Statistics demography

Timbe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.74% less than the national average, earning R 126,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timbé931/
Timbee91994/
Timber91699/
Timbes91283/
Timbie91146/
Taimbe9163/
Timbey9140/
Timbhe9125/
Thimbe9119/
Timbei9113/
Tuimbe9112/
Teimbe9112/
Tiembe918/
Tiombe911/
Titmbe911/
Tismbe911/
Timbeh911/
Timbeu911/
Tmbe898/
Tiembie8348/
Timbeer8316/
Timbher832/
Taimbee832/
Taimbie832/
Thaimbe831/
Timbesh831/
Timmber831/
Tiembee831/
Tiombei831/
Timbest831/
Timbeuh831/
Tembe80308,229/
Timba8032,835/
Timbi801,971/
Tumbe801,463/
Timve80855/
Timby80316/
Timue8058/
Timwe808/
Tinbe802/
Thmbe802/
Tmbee801/
Tymbe801/
Tiembieh771/
Timmbest771/
Tembhe731,944/
Tembea73628/
Thembe73622/
Tember73351/
Tembei73338/
Tumbey73282/
Tembet73228/
Thumbe73158/
Tumbee73154/
Tumbea73125/
Timboi7394/
Tembey7391/
Timbai7385/
Tümbee7365/
Timboy7357/
Taimba7352/
Tumbeh7344/
Teambe7344/
Tembeu7342/
Timbay7334/
Timver7327/
Tiemba7325/
Timbha7318/
Tembes7318/
Timmue7316/
Timbis7314/
Timbii7311/
Tembie7310/
Thimbi739/
Tenmbe738/
Tembeh737/
Timvee737/
Tuembe737/
Timbip737/
Tumbie735/
Timuhe734/
Tummbe734/
Tumbeu734/
Thimue734/
Timbit733/
Tumbei733/
Tyombe733/
Taimbi733/
Toimba733/
Tuimba733/
Timboa732/
Tumbhe732/
Toimbi732/
Tinber732/
Taembe732/
Tienbe732/
Tembee732/
Teimbi732/
Ttimba731/
Teimby731/
Tembed731/
Temmbe731/
Tiemby731/
Tinbei731/
Timveh731/
Tetmbe731/
Toymbe731/
Toembe731/
Timwet731/
Tiembi731/
Timnue731/
Ttembe731/
Thimby730/
Timbuy730/
Tuimby730/
Tembech6741/
Timbaya6734/
Teambea6721/
Teumbeu6716/
Timnoue6711/
Tembher678/
Temmbhe678/
Thiembi678/
Thembee677/
Tmba675/
Thembhe674/
Tienbee674/
Teamber674/
Thimver674/
Thimbui674/
Tyombee674/
Thumbee673/
Tummbey672/
Tmbi672/
Timbuha672/
Thembie672/
Temberh672/
Theimby671/
Tembhed671/
Thimbio671/
Thimboy671/
Taembhe671/
Tumbeah671/
Timbich671/
Tyombea671/
Teumbea671/
Teymbet671/
Tenmbea671/
T'Hembe671/
Taimbiy671/
Toimbai671/
Timbaij671/
Timbhai671/
Timbitt671/
Timboha671/
Timbooy671/
Tnbe671/
Tehembe671/
Tmby671/
Tajmber671/
Thinber670/

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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 Timbe
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