Thebe Surname

38,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thebe Surname User-submission:

Thebe is a Setswana-Sesotho languages surname, meaning 'shield' or 'someone who gives protection'.

Thebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,1421:8,8211,114
Zimbabwe3,0891:4,998488
Botswana1,5881:1,37791
Nepal1,1761:24,2181,045
Lesotho9301:2,186272
Indonesia5971:221,52320,679
India951:8,074,372169,494
England891:626,04636,944
France321:2,075,710171,237
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Thébé (2) are calculated separately.

Thebe (4,521) may also be a first name.

Thebe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Thebe is a Setswana-Sesotho languages surname, meaning 'shield' or 'someone who gives protection'.

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Thebe Last Name Facts

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

Thebe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺐ, Hindi: थेबे, Marathi: ठेबे, Oriya: େଠେବ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Thébé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thebe is the 38,035th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 526,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Thebe are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 102,305th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 4,521 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 6,142 people, or 1 in 8,821. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 40 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Free State, where 19 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent live and Botswana, where 11 percent live.

Thebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thebe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thebe last name rose 989 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thebe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thebe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.08% less than the national average, earning R 140,028 per year and in United States they earn 56.1% less than the national average, earning $18,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiebe91108/
Theebe91100/
Thoebe9149/
Thebey917/
Thaebe916/
Thebee914/
Theber912/
Theabe911/
Thebep911/
Thhebe911/
Theube911/
Thebei911/
Thebie911/
Tebe898,457/
Thébé872/
Thebeha836/
Thebesh832/
Thebeah831/
Theubeu831/
Thebest831/
Theebge830/
Tiebe805,912/
Teber804,526/
Tebes802,403/
Tebie801,823/
Thobe801,375/
Toebe801,185/
Thabe801,079/
Tebet80437/
Tebez80329/
Theby80206/
Thibe80128/
Teibe80125/
Tebei80108/
Tebeh80103/
Teube8098/
Tesbe8084/
Tebje8073/
Tebeu8065/
Taebe8059/
Tebea8028/
Thebi8019/
Teabe8014/
Teybe808/
Teebe808/
Tebey807/
Tebed805/
Tebee804/
Tohbe803/
Tgebe802/
Tebej802/
Tehbe801/
Tahbe801/
Tebeş801/
Thöbe801/
Theibeid770/
Thebeith770/
Teberh735,313/
Thibeh73753/
Thobei73452/
Teiber73340/
Tiebie73170/
Thaabe73100/
Teyber7381/
Tebest7379/
Thebai7367/
Tebieș7347/
Tebeha7325/
Tebesz7324/
Theboy7323/
Thobea7320/
Thempe7316/
Tebech7316/
Teibes7316/
Thebay7313/
Thabee7310/
Teabeu738/
Thebaj736/
Toebeh735/
Teubei734/
Tesbee734/
Teubeu734/
Thiber733/
Thiebi733/
Thobeu733/
Thehbi732/
Tebeih732/
Thheve732/
Tebets732/
Toebee732/
Thibeu732/
Tehbeh732/
Teibei732/
Tebeuh732/
Tiebeu732/
Tiebey732/
Tebeas731/
Tebhje731/
Thebaa731/
Thabei731/
Tiebee731/
Thobey731/
Thoibe731/
Tebess731/
Techbe731/
Tebeph731/
Teibet731/
Teebie731/
Thyber731/
Thevei731/
Teubea731/
Thabeu731/
Tahbeh731/
Theveh731/
Thetby731/
Thèbes731/
Thöbes731/
Dtebeu731/
Theabi731/
Theeby731/
Thyobe731/
Teybie731/
Thobee731/
Theyba731/
Thuibe731/
Thabey731/
Teebet731/
Teaber730/
Tebett730/
Tabe6719,988/
Tobe6711,653/
Tibe678,342/
Teba677,177/
Tebi672,079/
Teby671,929/
Teve67349/
Tebeest67262/
Töbe6778/
Theasby6759/
Tebé6712/
Teybesh6711/
Thébesz679/
Thebich678/
Thobeah676/
Tebj675/
Thebaai673/
Tebeitt672/
Tybe672/
Tebeaua671/
Tebetts671/
Tejbije671/
Thebuha671/
Thaibeh671/
Thaabeh671/
Thebioh671/
Tahabeu671/
Tiebeha671/
Tishbee671/
Tishbey671/
Theabaj671/
Tjbe671/
Teebest670/

Thebe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thebe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺐtb-
Thebe in the Hindi language
थेबेthebe-
Thebe in the Oriya language
େଠେବetheba-
Thebe in the Marathi language
ठेबेthebe94.34
ढेबेdhebe5.66

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