Telma Surname

291,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Telma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7791:274,80710,581
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
Poland1241:306,52236,280
India441:17,433,304271,013
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Telma (202,180) may also be a first name.

Telma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Telma (Arabic: تلما, Georgian: თელმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻠﻤﻪ, Hindi: टेलमा, Marathi: तेलमा, Russian: Тельма) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Telma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 291,587th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,554,532 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Telma live; 61 percent live in South America and 59 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 5,156th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 202,180 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 779 people, or 1 in 274,807. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Santa Catarina, where 48 percent live, Paraná, where 29 percent live and São Paulo, where 8 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 14 percent live and Poland, where 9 percent live.

Telma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Telma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Telma surname expanded 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Telma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Telma are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Telma earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.27% more than the national average, earning $53,191 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thelma91355/
Telmat91263/
Taelma9116/
Telmaz9116/
Telmah9110/
Telmas912/
Tellma912/
Tielma911/
Ttelma911/
Telmai911/
Telmaç911/
Telmea911/
Telmad911/
Tlma891/
Telmach835/
Telhmaa832/
Thelmah832/
Ttelmas831/
Telmo802,626/
Tilma80743/
Tlema80145/
Telme80111/
Telmi8063/
Telmy803/
Tlemai73849/
Thelmo73334/
Tilmaç73123/
Telmez73122/
Telmer73103/
Telmid7388/
Tillma7371/
Tilmaş7371/
Telmes7338/
Tilmai7336/
Telmos7333/
Telmet7318/
Telmiz7317/
Tellme7312/
Tlemay7310/
Tellmo7310/
Tilmaz7310/
Tlemat739/
Tilmas737/
Telmeh737/
Tylmad735/
Thelmy734/
Telmip733/
Tuulma733/
Thlema733/
Telmey732/
Telmod731/
Tielme731/
Thilma731/
Tielmy731/
Telmie731/
Telmee731/
Telmis731/
Tlmach731/
Telmoh731/
Thelme731/
Telmoud67429/
Tylmach679/
Tellmer676/
Telmeez674/
Tlehhma674/
Tellmed672/
Telmitt672/
Tilmaya671/
Tillmah671/
Telmiss671/
Tlmi671/
Teelmer671/
Thelmie671/
Thilmay671/
Theelme671/
Tlmj671/
Thelmos671/

Telma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Telma in the Georgian language
თელმაtelma-
Telma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻠﻤﻪtlmh-
Telma in the Hindi language
टेलमाtelama-
Telma in the Marathi language
तेलमाtelama82.14
टेलमाtelama10.71
तेलगाtelaga3.57
तेलtela3.57
Telma in the Russian language
Тельмаtelma-
Telma in the Arabic language
تلماtlma-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Telma
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