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
Tahma (Arabic: ثما) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tahma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 352,942nd most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,061,576 people. The surname Tahma is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Tahma are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 435,477th most common given name globally. It is borne by 394 people.
The last name Tahma is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 134,943. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 14 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Iran Tahma exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 41 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
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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