Surname Thobela (Thobela 
) , all over the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Thobela is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Eswatini, where it is quite a common surname, and South Africa, where it is quite a rare surname. Also, Thobela is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Thobela | Eswatini, Germany, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| dingaan thobela South African boxer, ZA (b. 1966) |
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