Tahma Surname
Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname
Tahma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 569 | 1:134,943 | 12,232 |
| Jordan | 418 | 1:21,154 | 3,062 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Tahma (394) may also be a first name.
Tahma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tahma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tahma (Arabic: ثما) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tahma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 352,942nd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,061,576 people. The surname Tahma occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Tahma reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Tahma is also the 435,477th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 394 people.
This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 569 people, or 1 in 134,943. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 14 percent are found and Mazandaran Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 41 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tahma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tahma in the Arabic language | ||
| ثما | thma | - |
| عثما | thma | - |
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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 Tahma
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