Timbele Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Timbele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Timbele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Timbele (20) may also be a first name.

Timbele Last Name Facts

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

Timbele is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Timbele.

How Common Is The Last Name Timbele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Timbele are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Timbele is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Timbele is most common in: East Region, where 91 percent reside and Far North Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thimbele932/
Tiembele931/
Timbely861,864/
Tembele861,430/
Timbela86991/
Tumbele86104/
Timbole86102/
Timbile8634/
Timbale8623/
Timbeli8611/
Tembeley809/
Thimbile805/
Thembele802/
Timmbale802/
Tembelea802/
Tümbelei801/
Tembeleh801/
Thimbely801/
Thimbeli801/
Teambele801/
Thumbele801/
Tembely7120,871/
Tumbale71769/
Timbila71751/
Tembela71701/
Timbili71396/
Tembeli71278/
Tembale7182/
Tembile7166/
Timbail7154/
Timbali7145/
Tembole7121/
Tumbole7115/
Timbaly7113/
Tumbeli714/
Tinbela712/
Tenbele711/
Tinbale711/
Timbilay6745/
Thembile6740/
Tembelis6733/
Timbaloy6715/
Timboloy6715/
Timbalai6714/
Tembhale6710/
Thembeli675/
Teembole674/
Tembelio673/
Thembale672/
Timbalii672/
Tiembali671/
Tienwele671/
Thumbale671/
Timbilia671/
Tumbaale671/
Teymbile671/
Timbaila671/
Timvelis671/

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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 Timbele
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