Worldwide, Thembi (Thembi 
) is a common girly first name. The given name Thembi is characteristic of South Africa, where it is quite a common feminine name, Botswana, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Australia, where it is a very rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in South Africa, Botswana, and the United States. Much less frequently, Thembi is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Thembi | Eswatini, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi |
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thembi majola politician, ZA |
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thembi kgatlana South African female football player, ZA (b. 1996) |
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| thembi mtshali South African actor, ZA (b. 1949) |
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| thembi mtshali South African actress (b. 1949) |
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| thembi seete South African actress, singer, rapper, television presenter and model., ZA (b. 1977) |
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| thembi ncube researcher |
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| thembi msane South African politician |
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| thembi siweya South African politician |
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| thembi portia msane member of the National Assembly of South Africa |
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| thembi nyandeni South African actress, ZA |
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| thembi mdluli researcher |
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| thembi ngubane South African HIV/AIDS activist and audio diarist (died 2009), ZA |
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| thembi nkadimeng South African politician, ZA |
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| thembi tshabalala |
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