Temkin Surname

236,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Temkin Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) From Tema, which is an abbreviated form of Tamar or Tamara.

Temkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1801:307,16928,227
Russia2141:673,47257,767
Israel1301:65,8288,216
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England101:5,571,806158,774
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Temkin (54) may also be a first name.

Temkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) From Tema, which is an abbreviated form of Tamar or Tamara.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Temkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Temkin (Russian: Темкин) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Temkin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Temkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Temkin is the 236,109th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,279,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Temkin live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname Temkin is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,180 people, or 1 in 307,169. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 18 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.

Temkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Temkin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Temkin surname grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Temkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Temkin last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States Temkin are 45.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Temkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.48% more than the national average, earning R 398,004 per year; in United States they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $52,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $57,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Temkina92268/
Teamkin9219/
Temking923/
Themking861/
Timkin831,824/
Tamkin83769/
Tomkin83621/
Temkyn8379/
Tymkin8376/
Temken8313/
Timkina771,960/
Tiomkin77385/
Tyomkin77286/
Temchin7796/
Temkyna7778/
Thamkin7718/
Taimkin777/
Temkent772/
Tahmkin771/
Thomkin770/
Tyomkina71390/
Tomkienė71132/
Tamkienė7180/
Tiomkina711/
Timken67403/
Tymkyn67100/
Temkenova6721/
Tomkyn6719/
Tamkyn6711/
Tamken679/
Temkem672/
Tymken671/
Tomqin671/
Tamqin671/
Tymcin671/
Tomken670/

Temkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Temkin in the Russian language
Темкинtemkin-

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