Tema Surname

31,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Tema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,0431:10,7431,336
India2,8741:266,89815,293
Nigeria1,3481:131,4128,532
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
Guatemala8691:18,5071,528
Albania7391:3,943723
Cameroon4131:50,2886,581
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Thailand3581:197,31432,638
Botswana3361:6,5091,087
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Indonesia3291:401,97334,079
Papua New Guinea2991:27,2703,069
Lesotho2731:7,4451,622
Zimbabwe2391:64,5959,717
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Uganda1411:276,87419,841
Solomon Islands1301:4,462560
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Mexico1071:1,160,05814,244
Russia1061:1,359,65195,867
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
Benin831:124,52513,573
Haiti801:133,5495,901
England371:1,505,89364,828
Greece361:307,77244,531
Zambia331:480,30121,871
Kenya311:1,489,67435,719
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
American Samoa251:2,230469
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Kosovo231:80,9514,985
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
France31:22,140,907385,998
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Cook Islands21:9,0901,387
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Téma (11) & Témà (1) are calculated separately.

Tema (21,638) may also be a first name.

Tema Last Name Facts

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

Tema (Arabic: تما, Bengali: তেমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻪ, Hindi: टेमा, Marathi: टेमा, Oriya: େଟମା, Russian: Тема, Tibetan: ཀྲིམ་མ་) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Téma or Témà. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,702nd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 433,112 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Tema are found; 35 percent are found in Southern Africa and 35 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tema is also the 35,650th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 21,638 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 5,043 people, or 1 in 10,743. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 36 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 83 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Tema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tema surname increased 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tema last name is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Tema surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tema earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning €31,276 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.59% less than the national average, earning R 174,456 per year and in United States they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning $37,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Téma9211/
Taema895,847/
Thema894,908/
Teama894,857/
Temaj893,675/
Tesma892,287/
Temga892,256/
Tiema891,755/
Toema891,598/
Teima891,517/
Teuma891,205/
Temai891,068/
Temah89833/
Temma89372/
Teema89326/
Temea89284/
Temoa89190/
Temas89185/
Htema8999/
Temat8949/
Temay8931/
Tehma8913/
Temaa898/
Temau898/
Teyma896/
Temaz896/
Temap893/
Temad893/
Temha892/
Tejma891/
Ttema891/
Dtema891/
Témà831/
Theuma801,073/
Thiema80430/
Temaja80222/
Temaat80175/
Temaya80171/
Taemai80148/
Temhat80133/
Ttaema8064/
Teimai8053/
Taemah8048/
Tiemah8042/
Theama8039/
Toemah8039/
Temmas8038/
Themea8025/
Teemaa8020/
Temahu8019/
Temaia8017/
Thoema8016/
Temhah8015/
Teumah8013/
Themma8012/
Temmah8010/
Teisma8010/
Teijma809/
Tehmah808/
Teumai808/
Temach807/
Theema807/
Tiemai806/
Toemai806/
Temgah806/
Temmat806/
Teamaa805/
Temmad805/
Theima804/
Ttemma804/
Taemau804/
Temmaa804/
Ttiema804/
Tea'ma804/
Tiemma803/
Teumay803/
Themah803/
Tiemaa803/
Temass802/
Tematt802/
Tesmay802/
Teimah802/
Taemaa802/
Themga802/
Teumma802/
Temash801/
Toemay801/
Teesma801/
Temeap801/
Teemau801/
Teetma801/
Themai801/
Themau801/
Themay801/
Temhga801/
Temasz801/
Temaux801/
Teamas801/
Tieyma801/
Tiemau801/
Tehmad801/
Teimas801/
Tesmma801/
Teimat801/
Teemay801/
Tetmas800/
Toma75157,025/
Tima7554,712/
Tama7547,056/
Teme7518,772/
Temo7510,083/
Temi751,911/
Tyma751,302/
Týma7568/
Temy7557/
Tíma751/
Tjma751/
Thetmat7320/
Theisma7311/
Themaux739/
Theumai735/
Taemaha733/
Tehhema731/
Thehema731/
Temahah731/
Themeau731/
Teumaha731/
Teummah731/
Themass731/
Temajje731/
Tiemaha731/
Ttaemai731/
Themaat731/
Themaha731/
Theemat731/
Temmach731/
Temmaya731/
Tesmaha731/
Tehmaha731/
Thiemaa730/
Tohma6743,722/
Tamai6740,720/
Thoma6734,756/
Temiz6733,734/
Taima6716,172/
Tamay6712,442/
Tamma6710,669/
Teame679,258/
Temme676,238/
Tiemi673,354/
Tomah673,231/
Thima673,079/
Timah672,574/
Thama672,177/
Timas671,655/
Timma671,578/
Tomay671,537/
Tomai671,518/
Temer671,414/
Temes671,382/
Tamah671,294/
Taemo671,288/
Tahma671,032/
Temis67949/
Temoi67936/
Tamaș67763/
Tiemo67748/
Timai67660/
Tomma67551/
Tisma67489/
Tamau67465/
Tămaș67444/
Tioma67431/
Temoh67427/
Tamaa67418/
Temeş67388/
Teamo67370/
Tamea67365/
Tesmi67339/
Timau67331/
Temoo67314/
Theme67245/
Teimi67241/
Tağma67235/
Temez67229/
Temet67229/
Themo67219/
Toima67209/
Temou67206/
Timga67203/
Teumo67197/
Titma67189/
Tomșa67178/
Temos67164/
Taama67127/
Temeh67117/
Temmi67116/
Temit67109/
Temui67108/
Temmy67100/
Teumi6799/
Tieme6783/
Timat6783/
Tomea6779/
Timay6777/
Teeme6776/
Timaç6771/
Themi6770/
Tetme6767/
Timea6761/
Temio6756/
Temop6755/
Temmo6752/
Temot6750/
Tuima6747/
Timaa6746/
Temgo6744/
Tímea6743/
Teume6741/
Temoz6741/
Tetmo6740/
Ttama6740/
Ttima6740/
Temei6739/
Temey6736/
Tomau6732/
Tomaș6732/
Temeș6730/
Temee6728/
Toemo6724/
Teimo6723/
Teemo6721/
Tihma6720/
Tajma6719/
Temahahe6719/
Temie6718/
Teime6717/
Tehmo6716/
Tamha6715/
Thyma6715/
Tayma6715/
Tesmo6715/
Tehmi6714/
Timad6714/
Tömay6713/
Temeu6712/
Tamaï6712/
Themy679/
Tehme679/
Tiemy679/
Thöma679/
Tomaa678/
Temiy677/
Tejme677/
Timaj677/
Timoa676/
Timaz675/
Temed674/
Temhacht674/
Temod674/
Tamșa674/
Timap673/
Temih673/
Temyo673/
Thaemmai673/
Temyz673/
Themault672/
Teyme672/
Temge672/
Temyi672/
Teumy672/
Témaj672/
Tymma672/
Thetmaha672/
Toyma671/
Teami671/
Teimy671/
Tesmy671/
Temep671/
Temhe671/
Temii671/
Themmath671/
Temız671/
Tymah671/
Tymaň671/
Tèmaj671/
Tyoma671/
Tetmi671/
Teymo671/
Teimé671/
Temid671/
Temýz671/
Taheemah671/
Toîma671/
Toïma671/
Tomaň671/
Te'eomea671/
Théma671/
Dtima671/
Tjmad671/
Tjmaj671/
Tuyma671/
Teamy670/
Temoy670/

Tema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tema in the Tibetan language
ཀྲིམ་མ་trimma-
Tema in the Bengali language
তেমাtema-
Tema in the Hindi language
टेमाtema91.72
तेमाtema8.28
Tema in the Marathi language
टेमाtema85.19
तेमाtema14.81
Tema in the Oriya language
େଟମାetama75.51
େତମାetama8.16
େଟମetama8.16
େତମetama4.08
ମାିାmaia2.04
ଟେପାtepa2.04
Tema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻪaltmh25
ﺗﻤﻪtmh25
ﺗﻢtm25
ﺗﻴﻢtym12.5
ﺍﻟﻄﻤﻪaltmh12.5
Tema in the Russian language
Темаtema-
Tema in the Arabic language
تماtma-
تيمأtyma-
تيماtyma-

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