Tema Surname
Approximately 16,826 people bear this surname
Tema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5,043 | 1:10,743 | 1,336 |
| India | 2,874 | 1:266,898 | 15,293 |
| Nigeria | 1,348 | 1:131,412 | 8,532 |
| Ghana | 1,316 | 1:20,532 | 2,529 |
| Guatemala | 869 | 1:18,507 | 1,528 |
| Albania | 739 | 1:3,943 | 723 |
| Cameroon | 413 | 1:50,288 | 6,581 |
| DR Congo | 390 | 1:189,435 | 19,115 |
| Thailand | 358 | 1:197,314 | 32,638 |
| Botswana | 336 | 1:6,509 | 1,087 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Indonesia | 329 | 1:401,973 | 34,079 |
| Papua New Guinea | 299 | 1:27,270 | 3,069 |
| Lesotho | 273 | 1:7,445 | 1,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 239 | 1:64,595 | 9,717 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Uganda | 141 | 1:276,874 | 19,841 |
| Solomon Islands | 130 | 1:4,462 | 560 |
| United States | 128 | 1:2,831,710 | 167,846 |
| Mexico | 107 | 1:1,160,058 | 14,244 |
| Russia | 106 | 1:1,359,651 | 95,867 |
| Tanzania | 103 | 1:513,996 | 33,942 |
| Benin | 83 | 1:124,525 | 13,573 |
| Haiti | 80 | 1:133,549 | 5,901 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Greece | 36 | 1:307,772 | 44,531 |
| Zambia | 33 | 1:480,301 | 21,871 |
| Kenya | 31 | 1:1,489,674 | 35,719 |
| Ivory Coast | 28 | 1:823,973 | 21,823 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| American Samoa | 25 | 1:2,230 | 469 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Ukraine | 25 | 1:1,820,908 | 133,658 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Kosovo | 23 | 1:80,951 | 4,985 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Japan | 16 | 1:7,990,268 | 43,922 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Cook Islands | 2 | 1:9,090 | 1,387 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Téma (11) & Témà (1) are calculated separately.
Tema (21,638) may also be a first name.
Tema Demographics
Tema Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Tema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tema (Arabic: تما, Bengali: তেমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻪ, Hindi: टेमा, Marathi: टेमा, Oriya: େଟମା, Russian: Тема, Tibetan: ཀྲིམ་མ་) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Téma or Témà. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,702nd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 433,112 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Tema live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 35,650th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 21,638 people.
Tema is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 5,043 people, or 1 in 10,743. In South Africa Tema is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 83 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Tema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tema surname rose 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying 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 holding the Tema last name are 14.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.18% registered with the 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
Tema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tema in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀྲིམ་མ་ | trimma | - |
| Tema in the Bengali language | ||
| তেমা | tema | - |
| Tema in the Hindi language | ||
| टेमा | tema | 91.72 |
| तेमा | tema | 8.28 |
| Tema in the Marathi language | ||
| टेमा | tema | 85.19 |
| तेमा | tema | 14.81 |
| Tema in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟମା | etama | 75.51 |
| େତମା | etama | 8.16 |
| େଟମ | etama | 8.16 |
| େତମ | etama | 4.08 |
| ମାିା | maia | 2.04 |
| ଟେପା | tepa | 2.04 |
| Tema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻪ | altmh | 25 |
| ﺗﻤﻪ | tmh | 25 |
| ﺗﻢ | tm | 25 |
| ﺗﻴﻢ | tym | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻟﻄﻤﻪ | altmh | 12.5 |
| Tema in the Russian language | ||
| Тема | tema | - |
| Tema in the Arabic language | ||
| تما | tma | - |
| تيمأ | tyma | - |
| تيما | tyma | - |
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Footnotes
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