Tahema Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Tahema Surname User-submission:

Taemah is an ancient Japanese surname, meaning 'little white flowers after the rain'.

It is also a Native American Indian (unknown tribe) name, meaning 'storm bringer'.

It has derivations in Sanskrit, Hebrew and several other ancient languages.

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Tahema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tähema (13) are calculated separately.

Tahema (96) may also be a first name.

Tahema Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Taemah is an ancient Japanese surname, meaning 'little white flowers after the rain'.

It is also a Native American Indian (unknown tribe) name, meaning 'storm bringer'.

It has derivations in Sanskrit, Hebrew and several other ancient languages.

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Tahema Last Name Facts

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

Tahema (Hindi: तहेमा) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Tähema. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Tahema are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tahema is also the 968,397th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 96 people.

The surname Tahema is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 4,560,317. In Indonesia Tahema is most prevalent in: West Sulawesi, where 45 percent are found, North Sulawesi, where 41 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 14 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in French Polynesia, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tähema9413/
Taehema921/
Taema915,847/
Taheemah861/
Thahemai861/
Theuma831,073/
Taemai83148/
Ttaema8364/
Tahima8352/
Thoema8316/
Taeima835/
Taaema834/
Taemau834/
Tehema833/
Taemaa832/
Tohema832/
Tähemaa7735/
Theumai775/
Tahimas771/
Tahimai771/
Ttaemai771/
Tahioma771/
Teheuma771/
Taahima771/
Tahimaa771/
Tahimoa771/
Toema731,598/
Taemo731,288/
Teuma731,205/
Tahimmah7115/
Thaemmai713/
Tahemouz711/
Thaemmas710/
Teaima671,233/
Toaima67282/
Toeima67191/
Tuohesmaa679/
Teumai678/
Toemai676/
Thaemo674/
Tohima674/
Teumay673/
Teumma672/
Taemoh671/
Toemad671/
Tohemo671/
Teemah671/
Taujma671/
Tehima671/
Toemay671/
Taemoo671/

Tahema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahema in the Hindi language
तहेमाtahema-

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